If you’re locked to the words on the script, as good as those scripted words are, if you didn’t have the time to rehearse them correctly or if the perceived dynamic between the actors is different from what the writer imagined, and you’re not allowed to stray from that, you’re going to have a stilted scene. Mark Duplass Read Quote
They’re each on separate coasts but I think that the deep Maine woods shares some similarities to the Pacific Northwest. Mark Duplass Read Quote
At the risk of saying you should make a self-indulgent film for your first movie: you should make a self-indulgent film for your first movie. Mark Duplass Read Quote
I’m interested to see what happens to Spike Lee with limited resources, you know? I love Spike Lee’s movies. But you know what? I kinda liked his movies when he used to scramble and fight more for them. Mark Duplass Read Quote
Not all movies are movies you want to spend $14 on – and not all movies are movies you want to spend $10 on for ultra VOD, or even $6.99 on renting. Mark Duplass Read Quote
Nobody should be working 18 hours a day for a whole year or any period of time. Mark Duplass Read Quote
I think ‘Cyrus’ has a lot of fat in it. It was a $7 million movie. If you’re going to make a movie with famous people, you don’t necessarily need to spend 7 million dollars. Make it for less than that, and you’ll be able to sell it and make a ton more than that, and everybody shares the profits. Mark Duplass Read Quote
I consistently go to therapy and work on this one issue. I’ve devoted an hour every two weeks to ask, ‘How do I be a workaholic, do what we love to do, and not die of a heart attack, destroy myself and my family, and keep my friends?’ Mark Duplass Read Quote
You’re taught – consciously or sub-consciously – to make an indie so you can get through that terrible process and get to Hollywood. I realized when I got there, ‘Oh, no; I think I’m better over here.’ Mark Duplass Read Quote