We create monsters and then we can't control them.

Quote by Joel Coen

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

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

I always admired Stanley Kubrick for the fact that he managed to beat the system...

I always admired Stanley Kubrick for the fact that he managed to beat the system...

Maybe there should be less of a mystique around making movies. I just don't think...

Maybe there should be less of a mystique around making movies. I just don't think...

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...

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...

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...

You love all your characters, even the ridiculous ones. You have to on some level;...

You love all your characters, even the ridiculous ones. You have to on some level;...

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 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...

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

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

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...

We don't have any rules about how we depict violence, or how much violence is...

We don't have any rules about how we depict violence, or how much violence is...

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...

I guess everything having to do with your background has some influence on how you...

I guess everything having to do with your background has some influence on how you...

Our mother was a very religious and observant Jew, our father less so. She was...

Our mother was a very religious and observant Jew, our father less so. She was...

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...

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've never really understood that. It's a funny thing; people sometimes accuse us of condescending...

I've never really understood that. It's a funny thing; people sometimes accuse us of condescending...

And when you see it the first time you put the film together, the roughest...

And when you see it the first time you put the film together, the roughest...

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.