Duncan Jones Quotes

It's always a learning experience every time I'm on set.

I think each movie-making process is a very exhausting and satisfying and fulfilling experience for me.

And I think one way or another it's evident to those who work with me that as a writer, a director, a friend, as somebody's there that's very anxious to get the movie made.

Every film you work on is different, and that's part of what it's like for anybody who works on a film, is to learn how to work with others. Learn from top to bottom. Actors have to learn how to work with the director and the director has to learn how to work with actors, and that's not just those two departments.

Everybody is always trying to make the best movie they can. It's a process.

It's not just about acting. I love film, I'm a director now, I love writing, I love producing, I love having a company that makes films and to be prolific and have a place to put all the ideas that are constantly bubbling up inside of me and that don't let me sleep at night.

A film takes a lot of time, and yet not enough to share with the people you're making the movie with, I think.

Working with a guy like Ice Cube on 'Ride Along,' you learn so much. He's a guy who produces, writes, and directs, so you watch and learn and ask questions. As you go, you learn and figure out what you should and shouldn't do. I do nothing but soak up information.

See, a painting is much cheaper than making a film. And photography is, you know, way cheap. So if I get an idea for a film, there are many ways to get it together and go realise that film. There's really nothing to be afraid of.

It's physically and psychologically exhausting to make a film.

Every film teaches you something; every experience on every film set with every co-star teaches you something. You learn something new. I think the challenge is to keep working harder and doing better.

I love the work, I love being in front of the camera and working with actors and directors and creating something. For me, it's like learning everyday.

Since I began making movies, I've always looked for screenwriters instead of going through the long and painful process of writing.

I did my first film with Francis Ford Copploa, which spoiled the hell out of me.

There is a director for a reason, because a director knows what's best for the movie. You just give your director as much as you can to work with, and hopefully, the decisions they make are going to be great.

Working with directors like Gurinder Chadha was a learning experience for me.

I learned a lot from Direk Brillante Mendoza and Bing Lao.

Every film I've done, I've tried to pick ones where I can learn.

That's one of the benefits of working on big budget films. You work with people who have a lot of experience and you get to learn a lot.

'Beyond the Lights' was my fourth film. I gained a lot of knowledge, and I'm excited to share that with young filmmakers because I know how lost I was coming out of film school with that question of 'What's next?'

As a director, you try to find what is creative.

I've gotten to work with some wonderful directors and people who have been great teachers to me.

Making movies was a real weird kind of adult experience. In a way it was like MIT, in that it was a great education. The big lesson is, people are people. They're smart, funny, creative people, but they're people.

I loved working on 'Donnie Darko.' I learned a lot from the cast, Jake Gyllenhaal and the producers. I love doing what I do because I get to meet so many great people.

I love doing a film with a new bunch of people.