Andrew Dominik Quotes

Masculine ideals have become very confused in the modern world.

I'm sure part of the fascination with the film is voyeuristic - that we go to see somebody who's been struck by lightning.

The fantasy gives you the courage to feel things.

I'm from the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" school of screenwriting. I just like to preserve what works and ignore what doesn't work.

You obviously can't cast Brad [Pitt] as an everyman guy because he just brings way too much baggage.

It always surprises me in films that killers seem so gleeful about killing people.

I like violence to be upsetting. The only reason to do it subtley is if doing it subtley makes it more effective somehow.

It's very difficult to lie to yourself about certain things. I'm not necessarily convinced about how information is gathered and I don't think the credence that's given to it is valid.

As a filmmaker, it's important to sit there and feel embarrassed. If you feel embarrassed by something, you cut it.

I think the film gives you a picture of a person. It gives you a complete picture.

Obviously, a power player in a criminal organization doesnt have to persuade anyone. He can just do what he wants.

I like test screenings. I like to see a movie with an audience of strangers. I think it tells you a lot.

It's a wonderful thing to go to work and have no idea what you're going to do.

Americans are not renowned for having a sense of irony.

Jesse James is like a Leonard Cohen song, I wanted to do something that was like a pop song.

The crime film is the most honest American film.

I always feel that crime films are about capitalism.