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Joe Wright Quotes

Joe Wright quotes

English Director August 25, 1972

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'Pride' is my first film with a happy ending. Before, I naively thought they were a cop-out, but now I've come to believe that happy endings and wish fulfilment are an incredibly important part of our cultural life. Joe Wright
Generally, I've never known quite how to fit in in civilian life, but on set, making a film, I know exactly where to go, how to behave and how I fit. Joe Wright
Joe Wright quote: "Fairy tales to me are never happy, sweet stories. They're..."
Fairy tales to me are never happy, sweet stories. They're moral stories about overcoming the dark side and the bad. Joe Wright
I find it ironic that happy endings now are called fairytale endings because there's nothing happy about most fairytale endings. Joe Wright
There's good art and there's bad art. A lot of action films are bad art, but Paul Greengrass showed us with the Bourne films that it's possible to make an action film with a political, social conscience. Joe Wright
Joe Wright quote: "Every time I make a film, I feel it gives me the chance to..."
Every time I make a film, I feel it gives me the chance to learn something new. Joe Wright
Joe Wright quote: "My father was 65 when I was born so we didn't have much time..."
My father was 65 when I was born so we didn't have much time together. Joe Wright
Most of my choices come about through some kind of intuition or instinct, and if I need to, I'll post-rationalize them, intellectually, afterwards. But generally, they come about just by feeling. Joe Wright
I think my dyslexia was a vital part of my development because my inability to read and write meant that I had to find knowledge elsewhere so I looked to the cinema. Joe Wright
Joe Wright quote: "I couldn't be a cameraman or a designer or an actor - I have..."
I couldn't be a cameraman or a designer or an actor - I have to be a director because I learned how to do that from my dad. Joe Wright
Joe Wright quote: "I wouldn't presume to know something, but I have lots to learn..."
I wouldn't presume to know something, but I have lots to learn and that's what I attempt to do through my work. Joe Wright
Joe Wright quote: "I don't make a division between an art film and commercial art."
I don't make a division between an art film and commercial art. Joe Wright
Joe Wright quote: "I feel more in touch with the world when I'm filming."
I feel more in touch with the world when I'm filming. Joe Wright
I see the job of directing as being one of creating the right atmosphere, creating an environment where people can realize their full potential. Joe Wright
Joe Wright quote: "An artist needs to live to create, and to live means to suffer."
An artist needs to live to create, and to live means to suffer. Joe Wright

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