I guess it beats throwing trash for a living.

Quote by Joel Coen

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These things are hard to pin down. We work on a script a bit, then...

These things are hard to pin down. We work on a script a bit, then...

If the material is challenging, it forces you to challenge yourself when handling it.

If the material is challenging, it forces you to challenge yourself when handling it.

You see a moral in them? Do we have morals?

You see a moral in them? Do we have morals?

The architecture of a story can be a little bit different if it's a true...

The architecture of a story can be a little bit different if it's a true...

Barton Fink got written very quickly, in about three weeks. I don't know what that...

Barton Fink got written very quickly, in about three weeks. I don't know what that...

When you do a writing job for a studio, one of the things you want...

When you do a writing job for a studio, one of the things you want...

I couldn't have been happier with the relationship we had with Disney, it couldn't have...

I couldn't have been happier with the relationship we had with Disney, it couldn't have...

We have an uncanny ability to make birds do what we want them to do....

We have an uncanny ability to make birds do what we want them to do....

I guess there's a certain amount of poking fun at certain characters, but that's because...

I guess there's a certain amount of poking fun at certain characters, but that's because...

I think when you watch the dailies, the film that you shoot every day, you're...

I think when you watch the dailies, the film that you shoot every day, you're...

People that have been interested in our work for awhile... those are the last people...

People that have been interested in our work for awhile... those are the last people...

Sometimes, in certain stories, I think we know at the outset essentially what the tone...

Sometimes, in certain stories, I think we know at the outset essentially what the tone...

The point at which we worked with some of these actors, they weren't really stars...

The point at which we worked with some of these actors, they weren't really stars...

The characters are the result of two things-first, we elaborate them into fairly well-defined people...

The characters are the result of two things-first, we elaborate them into fairly well-defined people...

The question is: Where would it get you if something that's a little bit ambiguous...

The question is: Where would it get you if something that's a little bit ambiguous...

Some people come out going, I don't get it. And I don't quite know what...

Some people come out going, I don't get it. And I don't quite know what...

It's a funny thing because you look at the careers of other filmmakers, and you...

It's a funny thing because you look at the careers of other filmmakers, and you...

It's almost like a genre rule: Don't Open The Box.

It's almost like a genre rule: Don't Open The Box.

You're doing it to make the character as specific as possible, so that it's a...

You're doing it to make the character as specific as possible, so that it's a...

The architecture of a story can be a little bit different if it's a true...

The architecture of a story can be a little bit different if it's a true...