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John Curran

The worst thing for a filmmaker is for a film to be labeled as pretentious or heavy-handed.

– John Curran

John Curran

Like a lot of films at the end of 2008, they hit a wall with financing, which is why I moved back onto ‘Stone.’ In doing so, I had to let go of ‘The Beautiful and the Damned,’ to at least give them an opportunity to move forward with somebody else.

– John Curran

John Curran

A film is different than a script. The text of the script is what it is.

– John Curran

John Curran

I like to think of myself as the host at a party, and, if everybody is having a good time, so much the better.

– John Curran

John Curran

There’s something about Alan Arkin. Even when he’s doing nothing, he makes me laugh. I’ve always had that reaction to him: he’s got a weary world-view that makes him perfectly cast.

– John Curran

John Curran

I cited ‘Catch-22’ as a landmark film and one of my favourites.

– John Curran

John Curran

I’m not the kind of director who imposes his processes on everybody else.

– John Curran

John Curran

If you have a film that’s talking about God, you would think that it would appeal to people that consider themselves religious, whatever denomination they’re attached to.

– John Curran

John Curran

As long as there’s really good actors that use their clout to support fringe films, whatever genre it is, they’ll still get made.

– John Curran

John Curran

I personally think that’s incredibly therapeutic to just be alone in your own thoughts and not be freaking out.

– John Curran

John Curran

I sort of came from a big family – eight kids – and I guess I always, more than most people, really revel in privacy and solitude sometimes.

– John Curran

John Curran

The spirit around leaving New York, for me, was that I just felt I needed to do something really outside of my comfort zone. And I really couldn’t tell you at the time why I needed to do it. It wasn’t like I was running from something dark; it was a desire to shake things up.

– John Curran

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