I’m the luckiest guy in the world. I got to direct a movie involving three of my favorite things in the world: space operas, Marvel superheroes and raccoons. James Gunn Read Quote
When ‘Blade Runner’ came out, and especially, even actually when ‘Alien’ came out, it kind of changed how all science fiction movies were designed after that. And that was a really great thing. Now we’re watching a lot of movies that are Xeroxes of Xeroxes of Xeroxes of Xeroxes of ‘Blade Runner.’ James Gunn Read Quote
When I got hired to do ‘Guardians,’ it was the dream of a lifetime for me. This is what I’ve been working towards. I’ve always wanted to create a space adventure, and especially a space adventure with a raccoon. Now that I’m finally able to do it, I created exactly the movie I wanted to make. James Gunn Read Quote
I know, people have had different things to say about Marvel, about how creatively free they are or not free they are, but for me, the rule has always just been stay as good as I can possibly be, and stay one step ahead of the curve, and stay unique, and stay myself. And they seem to like that. James Gunn Read Quote
Belko Experiment’ was the harshest, most extreme movie I ever made. But I still think there’s a very cohesive center to it that wasn’t always in my early films. And that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. But I think it’s a commercial thing. James Gunn Read Quote
For the theatrical experience to survive, spectacle films need to expand their definition of what they can be. They need to be unique and true voices of the filmmakers behind them. They can’t just be copying what came before them. James Gunn Read Quote
I like Jason Statham movies, like ‘The Transporter’ or whatever. I watch them all the time when they come on TV. Then I saw ‘Crank,’ and I couldn’t believe how awesome it was. James Gunn Read Quote
I love the attention and I hate the attention, you know? It’s not always good for your soul. James Gunn Read Quote
My life isn’t just one genre. It’s a romance one minute, an action movie the next – it’s actually rarely, rarely an action film, to be frank. James Gunn Read Quote