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While I was a voracious movie-goer as a boy, I never put writing and films together in my mind.

~Christopher Mcquarrie

Topics: Boy Films Mind Never Put Together Voracious While Writing

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I was writing from the time I was 12 years old, but I originally wanted to be a novelist.

~Christopher Mcquarrie

Topics: Novelist Old Originally Time Wanted Writing Years

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I honestly never wanted to direct. It was only when I started to work on 'Alexander the Great' that I realized I had to direct. I saw something so specifically in my mind, I could not leave it to someone else.

~Christopher Mcquarrie

Topics: Alexander Could Direct Else Great Had Honestly Leave Mind Never Only Realized Saw Someone Something Specifically Started Wanted Work

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Directing has completely changed the way I write and watch films.

~Christopher Mcquarrie

Topics: Changed Directing Films Watch Way Write I Write

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Directing my own writing, I see that I talk way too much, and everything can happen much sooner, with much less said about it.

~Christopher Mcquarrie

Topics: About Directing Everything Happen Less Much My Own Own Said See Sooner Talk Too Too Much Way Writing I See

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I believe that as a writer and a director, you're only providing the skeleton of a character, and you're hiring actors to fill it out.

~Christopher Mcquarrie

Topics: Actor Believe Character Director Fill Hiring Only Out Providing Skeleton Writer You I Believe I Believe That

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When you've written a film and directed it and it comes out exactly as you imagined it, it's pretty boring.

~Christopher Mcquarrie

Topics: Boring Directed Exactly Film Imagined Out Pretty Written You

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I've rewritten other films and watched my writing be mutilated, but luckily, it's been mutilated anonymously.

~Christopher Mcquarrie

Topics: Been Films Luckily Other Rewritten Watched Writing

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I've always been fascinated with Navy SEALs in general and their role in Afghanistan in particular.

~Christopher Mcquarrie

Topics: Afghanistan Always Been Fascinated General Navy Particular Role

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Scripts don't get movies made.

~Christopher Mcquarrie

Topics: Get Made Movies Scripts

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Director

Born: Unknown

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