When I see a news story on a site, about a movie that I'm interested in, it's like … - Rian Johnson

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If Tiger Woods slamming his club into the ground is the biggest worry wehave, our sport isinprettygood shape.

Rian Johnson

When I see a news story on a site, about a movie that I'm interested in, it's like the mouse going for the pleasure button and I click it. But then, when I see the movie, it's like, "Oh, I would have enjoyed the movie that much more, if I hadn't known that. "

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I do think that I'm a big believer in having an idea or having ideas and just tucking them away in the back of your brain. Even if you aren't consciously thinking of them, I think they simmer. You're working on them, even if you don't know you're working on them, and I think having something in your head for a while is a valuable thing.

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I mean, the first “Back to the Future” is kind of a perfect script, I think. In terms of handling time travel the best, it depends on your definition. To me, that means it effectively uses it in the story.

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You go from these high hopes when you're writing to just a desperate want of not making a complete fool of yourself by the end of it.

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Much of directing [a movie] is not directing but just listening and being present in the moment and just keeping your eyes open.

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I bristle a little when the argument for film gets put into the nostalgia ghetto. Film is still the highest quality and best-looking image capture medium available. I don't think it always will be. The digital image will get better, and it will eventually surpass the quality of the film image, but it isn't there yet.

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