Jay Duplass Professions : Film director Born : March 7, 1973 Browse All Authors Top 34 quotes by Jay Duplass Everyone I know who is having success in film right now is there because of persistence. Jay Duplass persistence film right-now I guess I need a hobby. Currently my primary hobby is complaining. Jay Duplass hobbies complaining needs I loved movies. They inspired me more than anything growing up and wanted to do for others what those movies have done for me. I do a lot of other creative stuff but am not very good at it. Jay Duplass growing-up creative done Breakups usually don't happen down by the river with beautiful lighting. The moment you realize your relationship may be over might happen in Aisle 11 of Rite-Aid and the person you're with has disregarded your feelings and your needs by bringing you the wrong toothbrush again for the fourth time. Jay Duplass breakup rivers beautiful Our brains will destroy ourselves if we don't put it outward. Jay Duplass brain Most people in Hollywood are making about 10 percent of all the things they're considering; I am making 95 percent. Jay Duplass considering hollywood people The worst question really comes from the attitude of the asker and it usually comes in the form of "What was your inspiration for the film?" Jay Duplass film inspiration attitude An interview is only as good as both parties are willing to give to the interview and that includes the interviewer. Jay Duplass interviews party giving We don't work in the traditional TV format where we're like writing concurrently to shooting. Like, we really view it as a large feature film. Jay Duplass shooting views writing It's just that the nature of being a director is being incredibly overwhelmed with getting the shots right, dealing with the locations, and then there's a two-year-old in the scene, and all that stuff - you know, there's a lot of kids in scenes. Jay Duplass two-year-olds kids years You can be a lot more subtle on TV, which is funny because I feel like TV is known for being the opposite of that. The thing we experience in life is that things are not overly dramatic, and things often happen in really small ways. Jay Duplass tvs opposites way I went to film school at UT Austin. I learned a lot and that school's good for puking up all your bad movies early and quick. But ultimately, no one can teach you to be an artist. Jay Duplass austin artist school I do own a unicycle, which I use for workout purposes as opposed to doing tricks. Jay Duplass own doing workout use Filmmaking is a very complex form - ya know, acting, lighting, screenwriting, storytelling, music, editing - all these things have to come together. Jay Duplass know music editing together I think it's hard for quieter, more introverted people to get into acting. Jay Duplass think hard acting people I thought acting was showboating. Jay Duplass thought acting I think the press mistakenly thought that all of these 'mumblecore' filmmakers were banded together in a similar ideology, but the truth is that we were all just using the same digital camera and helping each other make our movies because we were broke, and we were the only idiots willing to do it. Jay Duplass camera truth-is truth together On 'Transparent,' I work closely with LGBTQ and gender-nonconforming people who are now my close friends - truth be told, we're all more like family. Jay Duplass family truth work people I grew up in a small, old-school Catholic world, imprinted with an above-average number of categories and judgments. Jay Duplass number small up world If we are to maintain a relevant and just industry, we must all open our eyes to the obvious lack of equality in wages, representation, and access. Jay Duplass open eyes just equality Similar Authors Alex Graves film-director Brad Furman film-director Bryan Singer film-director Bruno Dumont film-director Bruce McDonald film-director Bruce Brown film-director All Authors
