Paul Dano Quotes

In terms of big spectacle, I thought 'Captain America 2' was phenomenal. I really loved that movie, and it was a great movie as a stand-alone.

Alone is a much better film than House of the Dead and better than most horror movies out today.

Put simply, 'Interstellar' has a strong undercurrent of cheesiness.

I saw 'Captain America' in 3D. It's cool. I liked the beginning. It's a really good setup.

I have seen 'Thor', yeah. It's fantastic. Being that close to something, it's often pretty hard to watch yourself, but the film in so many ways is so impressive that I was swept along with it like an audience member, and that's a pretty good sign.

We love movies like 'Edge of Tomorrow.' It's why we go to the movies, and it's why we make movies.

There are definitely reasons to do certain things, but I like to stick to good director, good actor, good script.

I really loved 'Fast Five.' I thought it was a brilliant movie. I thought it was so well done, well directed. The action sequences were really well thought out. It looked fantastic.

If you get a bad script, then you start expending energy trying to make a silk purse of a sow's ear. When the script's as good as those on 'Game of Thrones,' say, I don't think there was a single occasion where any of us thought there was a bad scene.

A good project but a poor director will always make a mediocre film, but an average script and good director can make a good film, as he will put in everything to make the film look good.

You could say that Iron Man was a second-tier character, and it turned out very successfully. I simply think it's down to the movie itself, and whether people enjoy the movie, are involved in the movie, and that it entertains them. From that point of view, the movie has to stand alone.

For the last 30 years our cinemas have been ruled by science fiction and horror. We've had some very good Fantasy films in that time period, but for my tastes I still haven't seen fantasy done to absolute perfection. That is the hope I have in this project.

I went to see 'Star Trek Into Darkness,' and J.J. Abrams, who's a friend of mine, made this film, and I went to see it at the premiere. Believe it or not, I was really blown away by the comic timing of it.

Great stories and acting always win the day. If the story behind the scares is dramatic and the filmmaking is great, it works. If those things aren't great and the scares are secondary, it doesn't.

My focus stays on doing good films with notable characters.

I saw 'Predators.' That was pretty good, actually.

Black Panther is a great film'. It has the most compelling villain of any Marvel movie, and it deals admirably with the issue of diminishing jeopardy in a million superhero films where the world is going to end.

Terry Gilliam has directed some of the best examples of what I like to see in a film - one of them being 'Baron Munchausen.'

'ABCD' is a very good film - the story, the production value - everything is excellent.

A good film is a good film.

I had high hopes for 'Moonlight,' just off the reaction I had while reading the script.

I think as storytelling has changed, you know, it's kind of turned into kind of hyper-reality movies.

It was fun playing with those jumps and the flashbacks in 'Zombieland,' but I don't think you need it to make a good movie. It's fun to just do a more straightforward one.

When it comes to 'Ala Modalaindi,' I was impressed with the storyline narrated by Nandini, the director of the film.

I will work in films based on quality productions and significant characters.