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Jeff Nichols Quotes

American - Director | December 7, 1978 -

I'll say this: I think from a directing standpoint, 'Loving' is my most accomplished film. Strictly from a technical, directing point of view.

Think View Point Of View Loving Say

I think when you're talking about marriage equality and race, people very quickly start to get into their political corners: their ideology comes to the forefront, and they get into this platform argument that they're used to making, which really doesn't have anything to do with the day-to-day basics of what is being talked about.

Marriage Equality People Start Think

I thought 'Mud' would be such an easy film for people to understand.

People Thought Easy Understand Mud

A lot of people have a belief system that is strictly based on religious dogma.

People Belief System Religious Dogma

I have a very linear mind.

Mind Linear Very

Definitely when you give a script to an actor, it's like dropping a capsule in water and the fizzing starts. That's when the thing starts to live and breathe.

Live Water You Actor Breathe Give

I think we're so advanced when it comes to watching narrative material. I mean, it's all we do is consume content all day long. So when a character walks onscreen, you immediately start making connections for that character: Is that a good guy? Is that a bad guy?

Good Character Day Start Think You

If you want someone to show up and execute your script for you, seriously, there are a lot of great people out there. Don't call me.

Great People Me Someone You Want

I think the way you make a movie dictates the movie that you make.

Think You Way Make I Think Movie

I think plot is very overrated. Plot is obviously necessary, but what I really care about is emotionally affecting the audience. Having a thought myself and then an emotional experience myself, somehow transferring that to the audience.

Myself Experience Think Thought Care

My characters aren't chess pieces. I don't move them around some big board. I actually care about these fictitious people.

People Care Chess Pieces Big Move

I wrote 'Mud' for Matthew McConaughey and had never met him.

Never Mud Him Met Wrote Had

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