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12 quotes by Ethan Coen

Joel David Coen (born November 29, 1954) and Ethan Jesse Coen (born September 21, 1957), known informally as the Coen brothers, are American film directors, screenwriters, producers, and editors. Their films include Blood Simple (1984), Barton Fink (1991), Fargo (1996), The Big Lebowski (1998), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), No Country for Old Men (2007), Burn After Reading (2008), A Serious Man (2009), True Grit (2010), and Inside Llewyn...
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Being non-commercial is never an ambition. Movies come together at different points for fortuitous reasons. You do them as you get the opportunity... →

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We haven't had to defend anything to anybody.

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We tend to do period stuff because it helps make it one step removed from boring everyday reality.

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The mountain music... is compelling music in its own right, harking back to a time when music was a part of everyday life and not something performed... →

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Like any kind of writing, there are good days and frustrating days. But even frustrating days can be rewarding sometimes.

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We wouldn't have done it if we didn't think we could have fun with it.

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I mean, Joel talks to the actors more than I do and I probably do production stuff a little more than he does.

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It's more interesting for me as an audience member to see a movie about a loser.

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There aren't reasons why you like this song or this piece of music, or don't like it. It's just, it's either right or wrong, you know?

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Dave Van Ronk, for those who don't know him - probably most don't know - was a folk singer. He's kind of the biggest person on the scene... →

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I have never had feeling in my toes. My uncle, Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, once told me in confidence he had the same syndrome, leading me to believe it... →

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When the movie's done, you talk about either the score or source music over a particular scene, what might work. You just throw a piece of music... →

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