For me, The Kite Runner became about a guy who’s emotionally shut down because he hasn’t confronted his past.
Marc ForsterI thought it would be easy to cast a Bond girl, because there are so many beautiful women in this world. But not many of them can act. Their acting needed to be really strong and three-dimensional. Historically, the role of women in the world has changed. You can't have someone in a Bond film just as a sex object.
Marc ForsterI realized that a lot of the great directors that I admire from [Ingmar] Bergman to [Fredrico] Fellini re always shooting, then going into the editing room, and shooting again.
Marc ForsterThree days after my brother died, my father was in the hospital. He just did not want to live anymore. Before, he was fighting and loving life.
Marc ForsterAll movements begin and end, and all have been inspired by others that have come before them. They evolve and then deconstruct again. There are very few designers whose aesthetic I'm drawn to on a personal level. However, that's different from the ways in which I might dress the characters in my films.
Marc Forster