I’m pretty rigorous about the drafts I turn in. I don’t turn in something that’s so ungodly they go, ‘What the hell is this?’ Joe Carnahan Read Quote
In terms of big spectacle, I thought ‘Captain America 2’ was phenomenal. I really loved that movie, and it was a great movie as a stand-alone. Joe Carnahan Read Quote
On ‘State of Affairs,’ we’re going after some names that you wouldn’t think would traditionally do TV. A show that shoots in Los Angeles is such a rare bird in hand that I think we’re gonna have the pick of the litter. Joe Carnahan Read Quote
Be open-minded and available to everything and not just saying it’s Jesus Christ or bust. So much of the world will do that. I find it troubling… Don’t be dogmatic. Joe Carnahan Read Quote
There’s a duality of a guy calling on God: ‘Where are you when I need you?’ and then, at the same time, ‘God helps those who help themselves.’ I think that contradiction does exist in all of us, those of faith and those who profess to have no faith. Joe Carnahan Read Quote
Killing Pablo’ to me – as much as I love ‘The Grey”s script – ‘Killing Pablo’ to me is the best thing I’ve ever written. Joe Carnahan Read Quote
To me, the bones of ‘Smokin’ Aces’ is in the Coen brothers. ‘Barton Fink’ and ‘Raising Arizona.’ Those two movies, if you look at them, that’s where a lot of that comes from. Joe Carnahan Read Quote
Raising Arizona’ is maybe my favorite comedy of all time. What’s great about it is that as slapstick as it gets, it has great moments of emotion and caring. Them bringing the baby back and Trey Wilson’s character. I love that, man. Joe Carnahan Read Quote
I was not a gigantic fan of ‘The A-Team’ as a kid. I was a huge ‘Miami Vice’ fan. So for me, not necessarily to say that I put a ‘Miami Vice’ish spin on ‘The A-Team,’ but for me, what I was most intrigued by was this notion of these four guys, these four kind of special operators. Joe Carnahan Read Quote
