We like to collaborate on everything, so we have no formal divisions on where we each like to focus, and we like to put our brains together on every aspect of a project. We just have a nonstop dialogue. Anthony Russo More Quotes by Anthony Russo More Quotes From Anthony Russo While we understand that staying at Trump properties might be viewed positively by some and negatively by others, we are confident that the relevant agencies address the questions before them on the merits. Anthony Russo politics It's incumbent upon a director, if you want to pull the best performance out of an actor, you have to really work to who they are and how they work and not just expect them to hit a mark every time. You have to be very adaptable in the approach that you use with every different actor. Anthony Russo bestyouworktime We like mature storytelling. We like dramatic storytelling. We like intense storytelling. Anthony Russo likedramaticstorytellingmature We're big fans of balance in storytelling, and we like movies that hit every emotion. Anthony Russo moviesbalancefansemotion Even if you have the best intentions, there may sometimes be a price or a cost or a pushback against what you're doing. Anthony Russo doingbestyousometimes What Joe and I love about the film industry, it's like the wild West. We're two guys who grew up a million miles away from the film business; it doesn't matter where you come from or where you go to school. All that matters is, can you find a way to practice the craft and express yourself in a way that people respond to. Anthony Russo yourselfyoubusinesslove In a way, Captain America is the most grounded of the main Marvel superheroes. He is basically just a man, only more so. He doesn't fly across the sky like Iron Man. He isn't from another world like Thor. He doesn't turn into a green monster. Anthony Russo flymangreensky The great thing about Marvel is that there is an attitude of 'nothing's impossible,' but that doesn't mean everything is possible; you just have to chase it. Anthony Russo greatyouimpossibleattitude Joe and I have always been drawn to ensemble storytelling. We like the idea of telling stories from multiple characters' points of view and thinking about the story from multiple characters' points of view. Anthony Russo viewstoryalwaysthinking I think every directing team works differently in the same manner that every director works differently. Everybody has a different personality and a different way of working, and that somehow evolves in the process. Anthony Russo thinkteampersonalityway The thing I always laugh about is we tried for years to make successful television. And at the end of the day, we never had a show run as long as our run at Marvel. Anthony Russo laughend-of-the-daydaylong People always say, 'Oh, I'd love to work with my sibling,' or 'My God, I could never work with my sibling.' It was just a natural process for us. We started collaborating on our first films and it evolved. We have a passion for film that we shared as we were growing up. Anthony Russo passiongodworklove We saw 'Swiss Army Man' and fell in love with the Daniels, who are adventurous filmmakers and radical storytellers, pushing the boundaries. Anthony Russo manarmyboundarieslove I don't like to get in front of the camera. Anthony Russo frontcameragetlike Joe and I always say that our guide through action is always story and character. We're always driving right at the character beats, or else the action beat doesn't work. Anthony Russo drivingactionworkcharacter The one thing Marvel does is think outside the box, going all the way back to Ang Lee directing the first 'Hulk.' They like to go outside the genre. Anthony Russo backgothinkway Among directing teams, you find a high percentage of brothers. You need the ability to compromise. With siblings, you've grown up with a pattern that, yeah, every once in a while you have to give in for the greater good, for the family collective. Anthony Russo goodyoufamilycompromise We're always looking for ways to use technologies to open up new creative expressions for us artistically. So we're constantly thinking about where something like VR may lead us in storytelling or what kind of tool that gives us as storytellers. Anthony Russo lookingnewcreativethinking We were film geeks. We devoured everything: really obscure art films, foreign films. We were the kind of guys that lived at the Cinematheque. But at the end of the day, your favorite movies are like everybody else's favorite movies. Because those are the movies that become a touch point where you can connect to other people. Anthony Russo dayyoupeopleart We don't program movies. We don't run studios. We make movies. Anthony Russo makemoviesrunprogram
