You find most of the interesting stories are the ones that are slightly harder to get made. Jim Sturgess More Quotes by Jim Sturgess More Quotes From Jim Sturgess In the world of independent filmmaking, you're never quite sure what's happening when and where. Jim Sturgess neveryouindependentworld Sometimes you read a script, and you just think, 'Wow, I would love to go and tell that story, and I don't even care what happens to the film, I would just love that experience.' And often, that mentality makes a great film. Jim Sturgess greatyouexperiencelove When you meet somebody and you have an instant connection - why is that? Maybe you've met before? Maybe you've met in another life? Anything's possible. Jim Sturgess meetpossibleyoulife It kind of sounds pretentious, but a film I find deeply romantic is 'Buffalo '66,' which is a film by Vincent Gallo. It's about how you break down all those barriers and expose yourself and open yourself up to ultimately being hurt. Jim Sturgess yourselfyouhurtromantic I'm drawn to cinema, especially when you're on a project that feels like it's going to be a challenge. Jim Sturgess challengeprojectyoucinema You just try and do as much variation and as much difference and as much as possible, so you put yourself out there to try anything, really. As long as you feel you're going to get something out of the experience, it's all worth it. Jim Sturgess yourselfyouexperiencelong I could see when I was filming '21' that it was going to go a direction I wasn't comfortable with it going. Jim Sturgess directiongoseecomfortable You finish a project and start looking for something that might interest you. A lot of the films I've made are a reaction to something I've done right before. Jim Sturgess lookingstartyoudone Come on, you can't do a film about an upside-down world and not have an upside-down kiss! Jim Sturgess kissyoufilmworld It was when '21' came out. I was in Los Angeles and my face was everywhere: on buses, on posters, on the side of buildings. I didn't feel that blown away by it. I was still hungry to prove myself. I realised that quite quickly, that I had to find something that challenged me from an acting point of view. Jim Sturgess facefeelmyselfme Certainly after '21' I was getting the opportunity to make a lot of money. Jim Sturgess aftermakemoneyopportunity I didn't want the words 'Spider-Man' attached to my name in any shape or form. Especially a singing one. Jim Sturgess wordsnamesingingwant After 'The Way Back,' which was so epic and so rich, it was like, 'What will I do now?' Jim Sturgess willbackrichway
