Joe Swanberg Quotes About Film

Quotes about: Film

• I think there's been a gigantic shift in the way we talk to each other, and the way that we communicate with each other. So as a filmmaker, the stuff's always been really interesting to me, and I sort of considered a lot of my films horror films, the ones that were relationship dramas, because I feel like it was very easy to look at modern communication and the Internet and cell phones and all that stuff as horror movies, basically.

  Joe Swanberg

  Drama, Communication, Thinking

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

• I learn a lot as a director from acting in other people's films and just in general. I want to try and be as involved in the art of filmmaking as possible. I feel that the only way to really do that is to take on as many roles as possible, whether it be as an actor, an editor, a director, a cinematographer. Basically, I like to help and be involved, so anything anybody asks me to do, my first reaction is to say "Yes."

  Joe Swanberg

  Art, Trying, Acting

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

• The really cool thing is all about being able to take your movie around and show it. It puts you in direct contact with people who are like-minded and interested in similar things. I think the film festival circuit has certainly helped to foster the community.

  Joe Swanberg

  Thinking, People, Community

  Source: editorial.rottentomatoes.com

• It's great to meet people in a setting where it's really conducive to hanging out and having
  fun. Most film festivals are really low-stress, and good times to hang out with buddies and talk about what you're working on and come up with new ideas.

  Joe Swanberg

  Fun, Stress, Ideas

  Source: editorial.rottentomatoes.com

• I do like the idea of doing something different, maybe doing something that's more like a genre film. And there are certain actors that I'd like to work with that would go along with working with a bigger budget.

  Joe Swanberg

  Ideas, Different, Actors

  Source: editorial.rottentomatoes.com

• In the 10 years that I've been a professional filmmaker, the film part of the film industry is really disappearing, right in front of our eyes.

  Joe Swanberg

  Eye, Years, Film

  Source: collider.com

• I think I'll try to keep working in film for a little bit. There's something still kind of magical about it, that I don't want to let go of.

  Joe Swanberg

  Letting Go, Thinking, Trying

  Source: collider.com

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