Like a lot of films at the end of 2008, they hit a wall with financing, which is why I moved back onto ‘Stone.’ In doing so, I had to let go of ‘The Beautiful and the Damned,’ to at least give them an opportunity to move forward with somebody else. John Curran Read Quote
I sort of came from a big family – eight kids – and I guess I always, more than most people, really revel in privacy and solitude sometimes. John Curran Read Quote
In my experience, not just in shooting films but in the commercials I’ve done, initially, it’s very exciting for the community, and its a real novelty. Very quickly, though, they realize there’s a buck to be had, and it becomes annoying, and they lose their patience pretty quick. John Curran Read Quote
There’s something about Alan Arkin. Even when he’s doing nothing, he makes me laugh. I’ve always had that reaction to him: he’s got a weary world-view that makes him perfectly cast. John Curran Read Quote
I personally think that’s incredibly therapeutic to just be alone in your own thoughts and not be freaking out. John Curran Read Quote
If you have a film that’s talking about God, you would think that it would appeal to people that consider themselves religious, whatever denomination they’re attached to. John Curran Read Quote
The spirit around leaving New York, for me, was that I just felt I needed to do something really outside of my comfort zone. And I really couldn’t tell you at the time why I needed to do it. It wasn’t like I was running from something dark; it was a desire to shake things up. John Curran Read Quote
The worst thing for a filmmaker is for a film to be labeled as pretentious or heavy-handed. John Curran Read Quote
