I actually didn’t really start to get into the research of film until I was much older. I decided I wanted to direct a lot earlier than I started to do the research, which is really strange, but it is the case. F. Gary Gray Read Quote
I was a little hesitant at first because there’s so many ways you can get ‘Straight Outta Compton’ wrong. You know, it’s such a great story; it’s such a classic tale. I was a little nervous ’cause it’s like a very narrow road to success with that type of story – you got to get it right – but when I read it, I was pleasantly surprised. F. Gary Gray Read Quote
I taught a master class in film in France, and that was a great experience because I got a chance to study the French film culture and the French film history, so to add… just to expand myself just personally and professionally was really helpful. F. Gary Gray Read Quote
My parents separated when I was 2, and my dad always lived in Chicago and my mother in L.A. I’d go back and forth and sometimes spend the summer with my dad, but L.A. was home. F. Gary Gray Read Quote
I always direct next to the camera and watch my actors, and so you can see the small things that you can’t see on the small screen but you can definitely see on the big screen. F. Gary Gray Read Quote
What do I bring to a film? I think, maybe, I know for a fact that I focus on connection of character; I focus on warmth and a heart, but I don’t know if it’s because I’m African American or because I’m crazy -who knows. F. Gary Gray Read Quote
I don’t have a typical filmmaker background. I didn’t grow up with a super eight camera or a video camera. I didn’t start cutting movies when I was four or five. F. Gary Gray Read Quote
Creativity is a mansion. If you’re empty in one room, all you have to do is go out into the hallway and enter another room that’s full. F. Gary Gray Read Quote
