Comics have years to explain this stuff, and in a movie, you have to focus on one thing. So it’s about kind of streamlining, I think. Some of the most successful origin films actually have a narrower focus. Edgar Wright Read Quote
I was at art school that had quite a celebrated film course as well. I tried for that film course when I was 18, but they said I was too young. I tried this audio and visual design course instead. Two years later, I reapplied for that higher course, but they said I was still too young and to try in five years. Edgar Wright Read Quote
The first TV show I worked on was with the guys from ‘Little Britian,’ Matt Lucas and David Walliams, who did a show in 1995 I directed, ‘Mash and Peas.’ Edgar Wright Read Quote
The worst thing you can do after a test screening is slash it for the lowest common denominator. Edgar Wright Read Quote
I always liked movies like ‘American Graffiti’ and ‘Gregory’s Girl.’ ‘Gregory’s Girl’ is particularly perfect because it really captures that summer holiday bubble of teenage utopia. Even though it’s got a happy ending, there’s a feeling that these characters may never see each other again. Edgar Wright Read Quote
I’m very happy with my life and career, but I do find myself having serious attacks of nostalgia, and I don’t quite know why. Even though I’ve got to travel the world and do amazing things, I still want to go back to my teenage years and change little aspects of it. It’s strange, but it does continue to bug me. Edgar Wright Read Quote
One of the reasons for me that there’s no ‘Spaced 3’ is that I don’t think you can pretend to be 26 for ever. Edgar Wright Read Quote
The man-child in American comedies is always glorified; they never really show the darker side. Edgar Wright Read Quote
Occasionally, you’ll get a ‘District 9,’ a film that is politically charged, but there is nothing going on beneath the surface with a lot of horror films. They are not about anything. Edgar Wright Read Quote
