James Gunn Quotes

'Notorious' is a masterwork. I can watch it every day.

I like Harvey Keitel. I liked him in 'Mean Streets.' I'm a fan.

'Swept Away' is one of my favorite films of my father. I've seen it about 20 times. It's a cult movie in Italy.

My favorite film of all time is 'Raising Arizona.' I watched it again as soon as it was over. I had it on VHS, rented it, and I watched it and said, 'I want to watch that again, right now.' I think I did the same with something like 'Goodfellas,' which is a completely different genre.

The only movie I can watch on a loop, over and over, is 'Help', the Beatles movie. It's so funny and irreverent and great.

I watched 'Kill Bill,' like, three times.

'Angel Heart' was one of my favorite films.

'Wayne's World' is my all time favorite comedy. I used to watch it on VHS on repeat with my brother when I was ten years old.

When I was younger I was obsessed with 'Star 80,' and it's just a great movie - I think I saw it three times in the theater.

I just got Kill Bill: Vol. 2. I've watched it like eight times in the past two months. I just love the scene at the end between David Carradine and Uma Thurman.

I think one of my very favorite films of all time was with Peter Sellers when he played Chauncey, the gardener. Being There.

I saw 'Fargo,' not when it came out, but probably a few years later, and went through multiple viewings - I'm sure my tape has been worn out.

I love 'Time Bandits;' it's great.

The only thing darker than 'Overboard' is 'Micki & Maude,' the bigamy comedy from 1984.

My favorite one... it's hard to pick a favorite. But the one I really love a lot is 'A Serious Man.' I just love, love 'A Serious Man.'

I'll run into somebody, and of all the movies I've done, they may say something about 'Back to the Future' or whatever, but then they make reference to 'Clue' very favorably.

The Goonies' I love. 'Heathers' too.

'A Prophet' is one of my favorite films of all time.

People seem to want to give 'Flowers' a comedy or a comedy-drama label. I suppose it's closer to comedy-drama, but it feels like it requires a whole new definition all of its own.

'Goodfellas' has kind of got it all. That was probably one of my favorite films as a kid, so I carried a picture of 'Goodfellas' in my wallet.

'Fargo' definitely makes it into my top three favorite films of all time; I have a serious obsession with the Coen brothers.

I have seen the movie 'Showgirls' over 25 times.

Films like Fargo are why I love the movies.

You don't need a high concept to make a great film, of course. 'Withnail & I' is not - it's probably not much on paper, but it's one of the funniest films ever made.

Growing up my brother showed me a lot of Cohen brothers movies, I guess that's where I get my dark humor from.