American - Director | December 7, 1978 -
I know how to write a movie. I know how to direct a movie.
Jeff Nichols
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People ask me about past projects I've worked on, and other things; I'm just really bad at lying. I have a bad poker face, so I just try to tell people how I'm feeling in the moment and really what I was trying to do.
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I think Warner Bros. are probably some of the best people in marketing films in the world.
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I think it's important to say typing in the computer is like the last, last phase of my writing process. That's kind of the fun part. Well, it's all somewhat fun, I suppose. But usually what happens is I think about a movie for at least a year - maybe a couple more - and I don't put anything down.
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I'll be honest: 'Badlands' changed my life: it really did rewire my brain as to how film can operate.
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As a director, you see something in someone; you know it's there, you just got to go get it. You do that with any actor. That's your job.
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Making movies is really hard. It's a very complex process, with many, many variables.
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Write dialogue that supports the situation and the characters, as you find them.
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Sometimes you'll write while listening to a piece of music and think it's great, but then you'll go back and read it without the music and go, 'This sucks.'
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I had two DVDs my junior year. One was 'Fletch' and one was 'Goodfellas,' and I watched those movies so much. I just remember eating Ramen noodles and watching 'Goodfellas.'
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I'd love to just continue making original films from scratch, but it doesn't mean I won't try my hand at something else in the meantime.
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'Take Shelter' is a tough movie because there's no humor in it, so there's really no way to judge how you're doing - whether people are still with you or not.
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