I think that truth is stranger than fiction, and it's nice to know the people you're making a movie about.
Julian SchnabelI like when people get really close to the paintings, when they can't really get away from them, I like them to operate in that way on the viewer.
Julian SchnabelMany people say to me, "I saw [Miral] and it really stayed with me. I woke up the next day and really thought about it, and have been thinking about it for awhile." That was my goal.
Julian SchnabelSometimes I'll dream that I saw a show and then I'll wake up in the morning and realize that I didn't see the show, that it was my dream. And I just remember what the paintings look like in the dream and I think, "Oh, nobody painted those. I can do that."
Julian Schnabel