Justin Kurzel Quotes

My first movie, 'Heathers,' had played at the festival, so I had a little bit of a Sundance connection, but I didn't really know about the Labs.

In terms of film festivals, Cannes is the greatest launch pad.

Apart from 'Stoned,' I can't think of a film that's made me think, 'Blimey, that should have been at Cannes.'

Ever since the movie premiered at Cannes, I've had a sudden surge of scripts and interest.

Doing anything on a movie at Sundance is great.

So, where's the Cannes Film Festival being held this year?

Cannes is the oldest film festival in the world, and I've long dreamed of having one of my films there in competition. It's a dream that lay dormant for a long time; I stopped believing in it.

My first film festival and my first film that I've ever been in, 'Martha Marcy May Marlene,' that was at Sundance.

Cannes is one of the biggest film festivals across the globe, and getting your film selected for a screening is quite a big achievement.

Cannes is the largest festival of world cinema.

I'd met Sharon Tate at the Cannes Film Festival.

Hollywood movies are seen throughout the world.

Sundance is going to be a defining moment in my life. But the unfortunate thing about Sundance is, when you have a film there, you can't have the opportunity to see other films.

I think I've made some pretty decent films in the '80s and '90s.

I didn't know anything about movies or movie stars or the Academy or anything. I was just a blank sheet of paper. I was totally ignorant of all that stuff. I never went to the movies, didn't know anything about the movies.

I quite like that people tend not to know my name. I remember being at the Cannes film festival for 'All or Nothing.' I looked very different in the film - I had a little greasy bob and no makeup. I went to a dinner after the screening, and everyone completely ignored me. I got a real buzz out of that.

It's always really special to be at the New York Film Festival, and always a real privilege.

I have an Italian comedy at the Venice Film Festival.

In 2009, I went to Cannes with a short film in the Kodak emerging program at the American Pavilion.

Well, this is the second time I've done New Directors.

As a director, or just a film fan who wants to enjoy the festival, Cannes is the worst place to be. But it must be a paradise for distributors and importers.

The movie industry has collapsed into two types of film - the $100 million blockbuster or the small independent film of $1 million or less - and the huge middle ground has been lost. Cable is filling that void.

Sundance took me on my first film and from there sort of launched my career.

It isn't glamorous until after the film is finished, and you are at the premiere and getting your picture on the cover of magazines.

I can make a movie for $5M, which used to be a routinely low, independent movie, but there's no such thing as that any more.