Quotes by Shane Carruth

Any film that exists that is thorough, you cant give it to an audience of one and have that be effective communication. Communication involves an audience of many that have a conversation, put it through the ringer, filter it and then a sense of it coalesces.

As a viewer, thats work I respond to - work that I know is singular in some way. If Im being challenged by something on screen, if I dont quite know why its happening, I want to know I can do the work of pulling it apart and that therell be something satisfactory about it. If the architecture is sound, you can be lyrical in execution.

I love the concept of the romance that exists when people are broken. Like, the promise of a romance when youre at the bottom. I think thats infinitely compelling and romantic.

I find Fatal Attraction really romantic. I really like the seduction. Almost every time I see it, Im surprised when it goes dark. I know thats the claim to fame, but I key into how genuinely romantic it is.

Ive heard stories about movies that are really maybe difficult and really dramatic and good, but they are being sold as romantic comedies. All its going to do is just... thats hurting the work, because that just makes it impossible for anyone to see it correctly.

The only thing I can ever do is make a film that I can respond to. I could not make a romantic comedy for college girls. I wouldnt know how that works.