I will say this: I think ‘Big Brother’ is the biggest snooze known to mankind. R. J. Cutler Read Quote
We’re having such a great time on ‘Nashville’ that building on the relationship seemed an obvious next step. Lionsgate is the perfect home for the kind of scripted television I want to produce and direct. R. J. Cutler Read Quote
With ‘If I Stay,’ I want you to feel that the whole story is being told from a larger, spiritual point of view. So the beginning is very theatrical. R. J. Cutler Read Quote
Living in L.A. keeps me in my car a lot, and I’m constantly flipping back and forth between the following Sirius/XM Radio stations: NFL Radio, MLB Radio, POTUS, MSNBC, CNN, and Fox News. R. J. Cutler Read Quote
I always find myself gravitating toward stories of transformation, and one of those periods is teenage life. When teenagers are figuring out who they are and have one foot in childhood and the other in adulthood – I think that’s a really mythic moment to tell stories about. R. J. Cutler Read Quote
I record the following shows on a daily basis and watch them when I have the time/inclination: ‘The Daily Show,’ Rachel Maddow, ‘Hardball,’ ‘The Colbert Report,’ ‘The O’Reilly Factor,’ David Letterman. R. J. Cutler Read Quote
I’m big into not drawing conclusions for people. I think that’s what makes for the most exciting, compelling films. I get bored when the politics of the filmmaker are the subject of the film that I see. R. J. Cutler Read Quote
The presidency made John Adams an old man long before there was television. As early as the nation’s first contested presidential election, with Adams and Jefferson running to succeed Washington, you had a brutal, ugly, vicious campaign that was divisive and as partisan as anything we’re experiencing today. R. J. Cutler Read Quote
Taxicab Confessions’ always cracks me up. And if you are in the mood for a good game show, I like ‘Survivor’ because it’s well made. R. J. Cutler Read Quote
It’s my approach as a filmmaker always to go in, not with a thesis or preconceived notion, but with curiosity and questions and inquiry. So in some way, I’m always surprised. I’m always finding paths of engagement. R. J. Cutler Read Quote
