James Gray

Americans have always been excellent at making romantic comedies - but dramatically, we don't really try to do it.

The state of being in love is so inherently preposterous. It usually lends itself to romantic comedy. I think we've all been there.

The conventional wisdom is that people come to the United States, and immigration is so great, and they say, 'America, what a great country.' And a lot of that is true.

The sad truth for American actors is that they really have no control whatsoever over the material that they get, or can do, particularly actresses. And if you're over 40 and you're an actress, forget it.

There are very few movies in English about romantic obsession told with a seriousness of purpose.

I don't envy the job of people who have to watch five movies a day - that's insane.

The key to humor is often self-loathing or sarcasm. In a sense, that's how self-loathing is made palatable.