Quotes by Christopher McQuarrie

About Christopher McQuarrie:

Christopher McQuarrie is an American screenwriter, director and producer. A regular collaborator of director Bryan Singer, he co-wrote the screenplay of Singer's Public Access, wrote the screenplay for The Usual Suspects, co-wrote and produced Valkyrie and co-wrote Jack the Giant Slayer and Edge of Tomorrow.
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The way I like to describe Hollywood today is this: everyone wants to make 'Deliverance,' but no one wants to be Ned Beatty.

Christopher McQuarrie

I am not interested in telling you what to think. My job is to show you what I think. Period.

Christopher McQuarrie

When you've written a film and directed it and it comes out exactly as you imagined it, it's pretty boring.

Christopher McQuarrie

The one thing that frustrates me more than anything else is that no studio has ever told me to tone down violence. They only ask you to make it more presentable.

Christopher McQuarrie

With 'Rubicon,' Mark Long and Dan Capel have created the perfect environment for an intense action franchise.

Christopher McQuarrie

I always feel like an outsider. I'll always feel like the nerd at the party.

Christopher McQuarrie

'The Way of the Gun' I wrote in five days.

Christopher McQuarrie

Action to me is something very fun to shoot.

Christopher McQuarrie

Look: the day I've made a movie that I think is really good, I hope I say it out loud so somebody can say, 'Then you probably made the worst movie of your entire career.'

Christopher McQuarrie

I was writing from the time I was 12 years old, but I originally wanted to be a novelist.

Christopher McQuarrie

When you're making a film, you don't really have time to consider what the whole of your film is. And then, when you're releasing your film and promoting your film, you're looking at it in a different way. Then, as you move away from it, you start to...

Christopher McQuarrie

Ideally, I'd like to have a movie that people like and makes money.

Christopher McQuarrie

Success is never bad in Hollywood. It is what you do with success that will dog you.

Christopher McQuarrie

Scripts don't get movies made.

Christopher McQuarrie

I'm a big fan of the movies of the '60s, more than a fan of the movies of the '70s.

Christopher McQuarrie

A lot of books, if you take them at face value, they're just not gonna work as films.

Christopher McQuarrie

I think it's a lot easier to tell a war story about two sides of a conflict with one another as opposed to one side in conflict with itself.

Christopher McQuarrie

You've gotta understand: in July of '44, the Allies were still contained on the peninsula in western France and the destruction of Europe had not really begun. War had not really touched the European continent at that point.

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Author Bio

  • NameChristopher McQuarrie
  • DescriptionAmerican screenwriter, producer and director
  • Born1968
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Film Director; Screenwriter; Film Producer
  • WorksKeyser Söze
  • AwardsAcademy Award For Best Writing (Original Screenplay)