Writing in a lot of ways feels more like excavation than construction. It feels like you're uncovering this thing bit by bit, discovering what it is, instead of constructing it upwards.
Rian JohnsonShowing your movie to an audience... it's like your kid doing a piano recital. 'Just let it not fail. Please.
Rian JohnsonI feel like people want to be surprised when they get out of the movies. They want something thrown at them they didn't expect. They want stuff that reminds them of the feelings that you get when you're watching art house movies but with the fun of like a big summer movie. That's the goal, I guess.
Rian JohnsonYou never want to make a "message movie," but you always want to be talking about something that you care about.
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