David Cronenberg
๐ค SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Yeah, nerdy, schleppy, Jewish, paranoid.
Yeah, he was not afraid.
Yeah, he was not afraid.
Yeah, he was not afraid.
Yeah, I sometimes think that it is a sort of a Samuel Beckett kind of element. Yeah, that's right. Pairing things down to essential simplicity. And as I became more and more experienced as a film director, I realized that I didn't have to cover everything from every angle and every lens. And I ultimately knew what I wanted from each scene and each shot.
Yeah, I sometimes think that it is a sort of a Samuel Beckett kind of element. Yeah, that's right. Pairing things down to essential simplicity. And as I became more and more experienced as a film director, I realized that I didn't have to cover everything from every angle and every lens. And I ultimately knew what I wanted from each scene and each shot.
Yeah, I sometimes think that it is a sort of a Samuel Beckett kind of element. Yeah, that's right. Pairing things down to essential simplicity. And as I became more and more experienced as a film director, I realized that I didn't have to cover everything from every angle and every lens. And I ultimately knew what I wanted from each scene and each shot.
It could become simpler and simpler and simpler. Right, but the simplicity adds a menace. Well, that's nice to hear, actually. But yes, it can be. I mean, it's forceful and it really directs the audience in a specific way.
It could become simpler and simpler and simpler. Right, but the simplicity adds a menace. Well, that's nice to hear, actually. But yes, it can be. I mean, it's forceful and it really directs the audience in a specific way.
It could become simpler and simpler and simpler. Right, but the simplicity adds a menace. Well, that's nice to hear, actually. But yes, it can be. I mean, it's forceful and it really directs the audience in a specific way.
All the way through. Yeah. Well, I do think of, first of all, of course, as a filmmaker, the thing you photograph most is the human body. That's your material. And that is how you discuss the human condition. And I do feel that the body, as in my last film, Crimes of the Future, there's the mantra, body is reality. And I believe that to be totally true.
All the way through. Yeah. Well, I do think of, first of all, of course, as a filmmaker, the thing you photograph most is the human body. That's your material. And that is how you discuss the human condition. And I do feel that the body, as in my last film, Crimes of the Future, there's the mantra, body is reality. And I believe that to be totally true.
All the way through. Yeah. Well, I do think of, first of all, of course, as a filmmaker, the thing you photograph most is the human body. That's your material. And that is how you discuss the human condition. And I do feel that the body, as in my last film, Crimes of the Future, there's the mantra, body is reality. And I believe that to be totally true.
I mean, just the way that we perceive reality has to do with our eyes and our ears and how our nervous systems respond, different from other creatures. So the body is my medium. There's no question about it.
I mean, just the way that we perceive reality has to do with our eyes and our ears and how our nervous systems respond, different from other creatures. So the body is my medium. There's no question about it.
I mean, just the way that we perceive reality has to do with our eyes and our ears and how our nervous systems respond, different from other creatures. So the body is my medium. There's no question about it.
I agree with you. I'm glad to hear you say that because that's my attitude. It needs to be spoken and acknowledged. It doesn't have to be resolved.
I agree with you. I'm glad to hear you say that because that's my attitude. It needs to be spoken and acknowledged. It doesn't have to be resolved.
I agree with you. I'm glad to hear you say that because that's my attitude. It needs to be spoken and acknowledged. It doesn't have to be resolved.
That's exactly right. Yeah, yeah. It's still the whole movie would work if it was all real. All of the conspiracies were for real.