Much of directing [a movie] is not directing but just listening and being present in the moment and just keeping your eyes open.
Rian JohnsonIf I spend a year and a half writing a script, the first year will be outlining in notebooks. It's just the way I work, definitely not necessarily the best way.
Rian JohnsonShowing your movie to an audience... it's like your kid doing a piano recital. 'Just let it not fail. Please.
Rian JohnsonI'm a sci-fi fan, and I guess you have to let go of some of that at some point, and realize that as long as you're focused on telling a story that you care about, at the end of the day, that's what really matters, even to hard-core sci-fi fans.
Rian Johnson