There’s a lot of journalism about poverty, but sometimes it just helps to see that there’s a real person who becomes a real mom, who is working with unsustainable wages that could eventually destroy her. Debra Granik Read Quote
I would fail if I had to work with stars. And I also can’t afford to work that way. I can’t afford to have special circumstances for rarified individuals. So, I work with actors who have given me a sign that they’re willing to work in these more humble circumstances, in real-life locations. Debra Granik Read Quote
It’s funny: your happiness is contingent on a bigger picture besides just yourself. Debra Granik Read Quote
I’m someone who’s always looking for hope – if there’s a ray of hope, a shrapnel, shred, a flake of hope – because I take the misfortune or hard times of others very seriously. Debra Granik Read Quote
The questions that loom can be intimidating. ‘What kind of moves is she gonna make? What is she gonna do?’ There is this pressure that you’re supposed to keep impressing. Debra Granik Read Quote
My ego is one thing. Of course I want people to like what I do. Of course. There’s no doubt. You wouldn’t do it. But I think what people don’t fully know is how responsible you feel for so many entities. So many hardworking people who’ve collaborated. Debra Granik Read Quote
We just started filming ‘Stray Dog’ really close to the finishing of ‘Winter’s Bone,’ down in Southern Missouri. Debra Granik Read Quote
I always think that my assignment is to seek out stories that are experienced by people who don’t get the ticket for Easy Street. Debra Granik Read Quote
