Sometimes, in certain stories, I think we know at the outset essentially what the tone is going to be, or it becomes important that we’re groping toward some kind of story with a certain kind of tone that we both get somehow. But I don’t think how that’s combined with other elements is ever in any way overtly discussed. Joel Coen Read Quote
The question is: Where would it get you if something that’s a little bit ambiguous in the movie is made clear? It doesn’t get you anywhere. Joel Coen Read Quote
Barton Fink got written very quickly, in about three weeks. I don’t know what that means. Joel Coen Read Quote
These things are hard to pin down. We work on a script a bit, then work on a different one. Joel Coen Read Quote
When you do a writing job for a studio, one of the things you want to do is satisfy the expectations of your employer. That’s a little bit different than when you sit down and write something to satisfy yourself, because then you’re the employer. Joel Coen Read Quote
I couldn’t have been happier with the relationship we had with Disney, it couldn’t have been easier. Joel Coen Read Quote
I guess everything having to do with your background has some influence on how you tell stories but it’s hard to parse how growing up in a Jewish community in Minnesota really affected it. Joel Coen Read Quote
I think when you watch the dailies, the film that you shoot every day, you’re very excited by it and very optimistic about how it’s going to work. Joel Coen Read Quote
