James Gunn Quotes

I have to say that whatever decisions I make, I really do think that movie making is a director's medium. They are the people that ultimately shape the film, and a director can take great material and turn it into garbage if they are not capable of making a good movie.

Movies are in a much longer production conversation before an actor is even involved. I always thought of actors as the last piece of the puzzle - so you're a tool.

Comedies are just never that expensive quite frankly. They really aren't. We aren't doing green screen shooting, so even Hangover II in Bangkok might seem like it's expensive, you're flying over and back, but they're just not that expensive to make when you do it the way we do it which is very focused and I've done it before.

Directing a film was something I was yearning to do. I always wanted to see if I had the capacity to be a good storyteller.

I haven't directed a film since 'Appaloosa,' and I've been looking for something because I love the directing thing.

Directing films is easier said than done. The job needs a lot of sensibility to put many things in place.

Eventually one day I want to direct, but as of right now my next cap that I'm looking for is the producer cap.

They spend an awful lot of money on I-don't-know-what in Hollywood movies; I certainly didn't get any of it. But they sure do love spending money.

I loved being behind the scenes and finding out how they make movies.

I've worked on really big budget movies as a designer - 'Vanilla Sky,' 'Three Kings;' I've been in that world, and you can just see people get nervous.

After directing movies, I respect any director in this world, because making a movie as a director is tons and tons of work.

I would love to produce a film.

A big budget studio film is slower, they've got so much to create around you. Everything is more complicated.

A successful film begins by choosing a director whose creative vision will define the choices made by everyone involved in the film.

I want to make a movie with Al Pacino someday.

I know how to write a movie. I know how to direct a movie.

I need a producer who will look for a good script. I need a director whose purpose to make a film is not for his survival but because he loves making films.

I know I'm incapable of orchestrating an entire film.

Being in quite a few movies... there's always things that are changing about a film.

I'm attracted to directors in general because I appreciate the work and the job they have to do. I watched the post-production, I watched the pre-production... post-production is something that I'm very interested in and I did spend a lot of time in editing rooms when I was young pretending to be sick.

I have stories that I'd like to maybe one day consider directing, but you need a lot of time to write and put it together.

The organization that it takes to make a movie like 'Star Trek' is amazing, intimidating and fascinating.

When you're in front of the camera, for a small budget or a big budget movie, there's no difference.

Writing, directing... anything behind the camera is what I want to do.

When I make a live-action movie, it's a very physical process. It's like running a marathon.