Everyone always wants to find the answer, to feel that things are resolved. But in dreams, maybe there isn't an answer so much. Gore Verbinski More Quotes by Gore Verbinski More Quotes From Gore Verbinski Reading in a sound booth seems very strange. Everyone has a process they are comfortable with; this was uncomfortable for me. Gore Verbinski strange reading sound Drama is drama, and it's really... if it's something small, you put a magnifying glass up to it; if it's something big, you use a wide lens. Gore Verbinski lenses glasses drama I think people imagine going back to a time when they knew who they were and they knew what the circumstances were - if you screwed up it was your fault. Gore Verbinski faults people thinking I think audiences ultimately want something new. I think the business model for a franchise is such that it's very low risk because you have data and studios love data. Gore Verbinski data want-something thinking I just don't know when we all decided that if it doesn't fit in a Happy Meal box, it's not for kids. I remember flying monkeys in the Wizard of Oz, and I grew up watching Monty Python. I think that kids can handle a lot more than we give them credit for, especially when it comes to the absurd. Gore Verbinski python kids thinking Honestly, every person, every individual has a process, and my philosophy, whether it's an actor or an animator, is you try to understand the process that person has so you can get the most out of them, but I think you have to sort of manipulate that process with honesty. Gore Verbinski honesty philosophy thinking For me, some of the happiest moments on a live-action film are the awkward moments. One actor says something to another actor. They didn't expect that performance from that actor; that affects their return performance. Gore Verbinski awkward return actors All the traditional westerns are about choice and the individual. When progress comes it's much more difficult to define the individual in that world. Gore Verbinski progress choices world It's always good to keep people guessing. Gore Verbinski guessing people There is a sense that animated movies are suddenly a genre. I just don't believe they are; it's a technique to tell a story. Gore Verbinski technique stories believe I just think it's growth when you pursue something you're not sure you can do. Gore Verbinski not-sure growth thinking I always wanted to do an animated movie. I find it to be incredibly liberating as a way of telling a story. Gore Verbinski animated stories way I think my parents gave me a love of learning; from there you set out on your own path. Gore Verbinski parent path thinking Raising kids these days is hard. I'm the second to last child in my family. I think it's tough; I have two kids, I see them and I feel like I see things in them; they awaken the inner child in you. Gore Verbinski feel child you family I'm a fan of the western genre. When I see a character actor, I see a whole movie behind a scene before and after. There's a whole other movie behind it. Gore Verbinski i-see behind see character I try to push and find something awkward. The gems to me are truly awkward situations, and you have to have somebody who's willing to fail because those can't be conceived. They never play if they're thought about and discussed too much. You have to create them right at the moment and look for something honest. Gore Verbinski look me moment you This is the story, this is your character, I have the sense of the landscape, I have the sense of the scene, I have all that stuff. But I'm also looking for something else to happen, an accident or something. You're focused on the story you intend to tell and then you have to have a peripheral net out to catch these accidents. Gore Verbinski looking story you character When I speak of drama, I'm really referring to just 'desperately trying not to be ordinary'. Trying to get something that has a little bit of friction, conflict, absurdity. Gore Verbinski conflict speak trying drama If you imagine yourself as a craftsman at ILM, you spend your days tumbling buses and animating shards of glass. You're doing a lot of visual effects work. Gore Verbinski yourself doing you work
