I will be making films, and I'm going to keep working, no matter what I have to do. And I don't plan to ever ask for permission from anybody. Shane Carruth filmmakematter Change image and share on social
I've always been anxious about 'Primer.' There's good things about it, but all I've seen for a long time is the flaws. Shane Carruth anxiousflawgood Change image and share on social
Film is a collaborative process, absolutely, but I am a control freak. Shane Carruth absolutelycollaborativecontrol Change image and share on social
The only thing I can ever do is make a film that I can respond to. I could not make a romantic comedy for college girls. I wouldn't know how that works. Shane Carruth collegecomedyfilm Change image and share on social
'The Master,' it was really important to me to go see that in the theater, but that's a very rare occurrence for me. I typically enjoy things on my laptop. I'm in bed; I can be able to pause them. Shane Carruth bedenjoyimportant Change image and share on social
Filmmaking is a thousand choices a day, and it's important to just let those choices potentially be informed by something deeper. Shane Carruth choicedaydeep Change image and share on social
I feel like math and writing are the same thing. You're putting together a lot of complex things to satisfy different requirements. It's got to be aesthetically pleasing; it's got to have subtext; it's got to convey information. Shane Carruth aestheticallycomplexconvey share on social
I never set out to make a movie that was everything to everybody; if that were the case, we could all just take a picture of a tree and agree that the tree is beautiful and move on with our lives. I wouldn't even need to show up. Shane Carruth agreebeautifulcase share on social
I don't spend a lot of time in nature. Probably less than most people that live in urban Texas. Shane Carruth livelotnature Change image and share on social
I don't believe that narrative works when it's trying to teach a lesson or speak a factual truth. Shane Carruth factuallessonnarrative Change image and share on social
