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That’s the time to play around, the moment of theater. And then you can shape things. But a lot of it is just managing stuff. It’s upsetting because you get away from the core.

Darren Aronofsky

There was that whole Ecstasy culture. People were having a pretty good time in the ’90s.
DARREN ARONOFSKY

Ecstasy Goodtime
To me, watching a movie is like going to an amusement park. My worst fear is making a film that people don’t think is a good ride.
DARREN ARONOFSKY

Amusement People Thinking
I think that there’s an infinite amount of places where you can stick a camera. There’s an infinite amount of choices of what could be going on. There’s an infinite amount of places for so many things, so you have to figure out how to do your job.
DARREN ARONOFSKY

Choice Jobs Thinking
Now there is so much expertise and brainpower it’s hard to be at the cutting edge of what’s cool and not do something that’s totally geeky.
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Cutting Expertise Geek
I’m Godless. And so I’ve had to make my God, and my God is narrative filmmaking, which is — ultimately what my God becomes, which is what my mantra becomes, is the theme.
DARREN ARONOFSKY

Filmmaking Narrative Theme
God can be found anywhere, and in fact, everywhere. And you don
DARREN ARONOFSKY

Anywhere Don Found God
For too long we have been taking, and the Earth has been giving. But that free-for-all, that all-you-can-eat buffet, it’s over. The salad bar is closed.
DARREN ARONOFSKY

Bars Giving Long
It’s not that much of a difference. Basically, your job is the same as a film director. It’s a triangle between creativity, money, and time. But they don’t really change. You’re ultimately trying to get the most creativity and time with the money that you have.
DARREN ARONOFSKY

Creativity Differences Jobs
I’ve been joking that if Madonna taught us anything, you’ve got to reinvent yourself. I think it’s important as a filmmaker, as any person working in the arts, that you’ve got to try new stuff and challenge yourself and take chances.
DARREN ARONOFSKY

Art Challenges Thinking
I was 12 or 13 years old. So I started to write poetry and fiction, even though I was really into biology because my dad was a science teacher. I kept writing all those years.
DARREN ARONOFSKY

Dad Kept Poetry Teacher Writing
Animators have to live life 24 times as long as we do – every 24 frames of a second.
DARREN ARONOFSKY

Chance Life Live Long Second
I’m not sure where the artistry in film making is. It’s usually that moment when you’re on set and you’re working with the actors.
DARREN ARONOFSKY

Actor Artistry Moment Sure Working
Comic books and graphic novels are a great medium. It’s incredibly underused.
DARREN ARONOFSKY

Book Comic Graphics Novel
I try to live my life where I end up at a point where I have no regrets. So I try to choose the road that I have the most passion on because then you can never really blame yourself for making the wrong choices. You can always say you’re following your passion.
DARREN ARONOFSKY

Choices Most Passion Regret Wrong
I end up spending a tremendous amount of energy and time trying to get money to make these movies and it’s exhausting.
DARREN ARONOFSKY

Amount End Exhausting Trying
I think it’s important as a filmmaker, as any person working in the arts, that you’ve got to try new stuff and challenge yourself and take chances.
DARREN ARONOFSKY

Art Challenges Thinking

That’s the time to play around, the moment of theater. And then you can shape things. But a lot of it is just managing stuff. It’s upsetting because you get away from the core.

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That’s the time to play around, the moment of theater. And then you can shape things. But a lot of it is just managing stuff. It’s upsetting because you get away from the core.

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