Quotes by Cary Fukunaga

About Cary Fukunaga:

Cary Joji Fukunaga is an American film director, writer, and cinematographer. He is known for writing and directing the 2009 film Sin Nombre, the 2011 film Jane Eyre and for directing and executive producing the first season of the HBO series True Detective, for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series.
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The anticipation-speculation that comes with a weekly schedule is a double-edged sword. Because people have more time to talk about things, some crazy ideas get a lot of attention.

Cary Fukunaga

With 'Sin Nombre,' there are parts that I wish were longer. And with 'Jane Eyre' especially, there were parts that I had to compress that I thought it would have been really nice to spend more time with - to spend with the characters.

Cary Fukunaga

I have no idea what it would be like to be just one thing and speak one language. I feel enormously privileged to travel and be able to mingle and speak to people that, had I only known English, I wouldn't have been able to meet.

Cary Fukunaga

Increasingly, there's much better material on television, but there's not always the time and money to make it, so you've got to make sure you make it in the right place. It also depends on time commitment; a lot of directors will make a pilot, but a...

Cary Fukunaga

When I was 20, I was living in the Alps, snowboarding and studying political science. I blew out my knee, and I began to realize my days in the sport were numbered; the reality was I would never be a pro.

Cary Fukunaga

Every single substitute teacher growing up could not pronounce my name, so whenever someone pauses, I'm like, 'Oh, that's me.'

Cary Fukunaga

My mom was married to a Mexican guy - a surfer - and so we'd kind of camp out on the beach the swell season.

Cary Fukunaga

My mom loved the old black-and-white films.

Cary Fukunaga

I'm not a very sentimental person, so you're not going to find schmaltzy scenes in my movies.

Cary Fukunaga

The theoretical casting part of movies is the funnest part. You really can imagine so many different versions of a story based on who's embodying it.

Cary Fukunaga

I was imagining films in my head and trying to gather friends together to make movies since I was a kid. I tried to do comedy skits and a horror film.

Cary Fukunaga

I think I have this field around me that makes electronics work bad. It's not like an entropy thing; it happens very quickly.

Cary Fukunaga

You work with the communities to make films. And you just don't go in and take over their territory.

Cary Fukunaga

There are elements to the 19th century which just don't work for contemporary audiences.

Cary Fukunaga

I used to do Civil War re-enacting between the ages of 15 and 19. I was part of a unit that was considered very authentic. We would source the right wools, the right buttons for the costumes. We had the right look.

Cary Fukunaga

Author Bio

  • NameCary Fukunaga
  • DescriptionAmerican film director, writer, and cinematographer
  • BornJuly 10, 1977
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionFilm Director; Screenwriter; Cinematographer
  • AwardsPrimetime Emmy Award