I'm single-minded. When I'm working on a project, all my attention is there. F. Gary Gray More Quotes by F. Gary Gray More Quotes From F. Gary Gray If I were to do a movie about Apollo 13, I'd be at NASA studying what it took to go into space. It's part of your job to go deep, to interview the right people. F. Gary Gray deep job space people When you look at someone good like J.J. Abrams who gives you the spectacle and great action set pieces but also gives you character and great story and plotting and narrative, I think it's my job - and my intention - to do both. F. Gary Gray great good you character I never limit myself when it comes to telling stories; I think people can see that in my body of work. It's just about, 'What's a great story? Is it unique? Is it a challenge?' F. Gary Gray great myself work people No matter where you came from, you can be inspired. F. Gary Gray where you inspired matter Most of music videos were short films - they had dialogue, action sequences. I shot with cranes and helicopters. I wanted to created cinema-like moments. F. Gary Gray short music moments action I taught a master class in film in France, and that was a great experience because I got a chance to study the French film culture and the French film history, so to add... just to expand myself just personally and professionally was really helpful. F. Gary Gray myself experience culture history What do I bring to a film? I think, maybe, I know for a fact that I focus on connection of character; I focus on warmth and a heart, but I don't know if it's because I'm African American or because I'm crazy -who knows. F. Gary Gray focus crazy heart character