Let’s say there are things about ‘G.I. Joe’ that you specifically expect and some things that need to be in the film at certain points, whether it be relationships or certain costume aspects. D. J. Cotrona Read Quote
I grew up loving films and making stupid movies with a good friend of mine, who now actually has a career in a really prominent special effects house, so he’s still doing it. We just started messing around with a camera. D. J. Cotrona Read Quote
Not a ‘Mad Men’ guy. Never got into it. I’m kind of a contrarian that way. If something gets too popular too fast before I can get on it, I just get really annoyed. Everybody tells me I’m an idiot; it’s supposed to be amazing. I saw some of the second season; I loved it, but I was just detached. I didn’t get into it. D. J. Cotrona Read Quote
I’m reading scripts just like everybody else. Tin cup in hand, knocking on doors, trying to get a job. It’s tough. They don’t make as many films these days, and there’s a lot of guys that are fighting for jobs. D. J. Cotrona Read Quote
My mother is going to get earrings of my head. Some will be dipped in silver, some will be dipped in gold, and I will hand them out to everyone I know. D. J. Cotrona Read Quote
That’s the great thing about G.I. Joe: it’s essentially superheroes, but it’s military based – and it’s based in reality. D. J. Cotrona Read Quote
Every DC or Marvel property is constantly getting reinvented because we love these characters. They’re so iconic, and we want to watch them over and over again. D. J. Cotrona Read Quote
I spent a good amount of my time – like a lot of guys my age – obsessing and blowing things up with G.I. Joes. I know it well. D. J. Cotrona Read Quote