It is very common for people to come up to the cast members and say, 'Our family is OK now because of 'Transparent.'' Jay Duplass More Quotes by Jay Duplass More Quotes From Jay Duplass Everyone I know who is having success in film right now is there because of persistence. Jay Duplass persistencefilmright-now I guess I need a hobby. Currently my primary hobby is complaining. Jay Duplass hobbiescomplainingneeds 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-upcreativedone 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 breakupriversbeautiful 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 consideringhollywoodpeople 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 filminspirationattitude An interview is only as good as both parties are willing to give to the interview and that includes the interviewer. Jay Duplass interviewspartygiving 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 shootingviewswriting 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-oldskidsyears 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 tvsoppositesway 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 austinartistschool I do own a unicycle, which I use for workout purposes as opposed to doing tricks. Jay Duplass owndoingworkoutuse Filmmaking is a very complex form - ya know, acting, lighting, screenwriting, storytelling, music, editing - all these things have to come together. Jay Duplass knowmusiceditingtogether I think it's hard for quieter, more introverted people to get into acting. Jay Duplass thinkhardactingpeople I thought acting was showboating. Jay Duplass thoughtacting 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 cameratruth-istruthtogether 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 familytruthworkpeople I grew up in a small, old-school Catholic world, imprinted with an above-average number of categories and judgments. Jay Duplass numbersmallupworld 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 openeyesjustequality