Facts about Alex Cox

Occup.Director
FromUnited Kingdom
BornDecember 15, 1954
Age69 years

Summary

Alex Cox is a famous Director from United Kingdom, he/she is 69 years old and still alive, born December 15, 1954.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac sagittarius, who is known for Philosophical, Motion, Experimentation, Optimism. Our collection contains 28 quotes who is written / told by Alex.

28 Famous quotes by Alex Cox

Small: The life of a repo man is always intense
"The life of a repo man is always intense"
Small: In Goodfellas they have this one scene where the camera goes down some steps and walks through a kitche
"In Goodfellas they have this one scene where the camera goes down some steps and walks through a kitchen into a restaurant and the critics were all over this as evidence of the genius of Scorsese and Scorsese is a genius"
Small: Im a good actor in that sense for directors because I always do what they say
"I'm a good actor in that sense for directors because I always do what they say"
Small: Id love to make another film in Mexico
"I'd love to make another film in Mexico"
Small: I dont think about Hollywood at all
"I don't think about Hollywood at all"
Small: I did not find my studies particularly enthralling
"I did not find my studies particularly enthralling"
Small: Everybody gets a little dose of Shakespeare. Hes the greatest playwright in the English language, but h
"Everybody gets a little dose of Shakespeare. He's the greatest playwright in the English language, but his politics are fairly square"
Small: Because there is actually something very interesting in Goodfellas, how the style of the film changes a
"Because there is actually something very interesting in Goodfellas, how the style of the film changes as time goes by and based on the mental state of the protagonist"
Small: And Walker was made with a Mexican crew, although it was shot in Nicaragua
"And Walker was made with a Mexican crew, although it was shot in Nicaragua"
Small: And it says something about our level of disassociation, that we can provoke these wars abroad but were
"And it says something about our level of disassociation, that we can provoke these wars abroad but we're not allowed to see people get killed as a result"
Small: The greatest crime in a Shakespeare play is to murder the king
"The greatest crime in a Shakespeare play is to murder the king"
Small: The future is always a dystopia in movies
"The future is always a dystopia in movies"
Small: Thats my curse, I see the politics within these things and so I dont say yes to them
"That's my curse, I see the politics within these things and so I don't say yes to them"
Small: Sorry, but there is no pleasure in finding new ways of saying the same stuff about projects which tanke
"Sorry, but there is no pleasure in finding new ways of saying the same stuff about projects which tanked"
Small: So I had the worst experience at the very beginning, and things have been getting better since
"So I had the worst experience at the very beginning, and things have been getting better since"
Small: Shakespeare, who is probably the greatest writer and poet of the English language, lived in a time that
"Shakespeare, who is probably the greatest writer and poet of the English language, lived in a time that was politically very conservative and it's reflected in his writings"
Small: One of my contemporaries, a colorless chap who worked much harder at his law studies, is now Prime Mini
"One of my contemporaries, a colorless chap who worked much harder at his law studies, is now Prime Minister"
Small: No, I did a film called Death and the Compass as well
"No, I did a film called 'Death and the Compass' as well"
Small: Justin Salinger showed up one day with a pink cowboy hat on and everyone else got really annoyed becaus
"Justin Salinger showed up one day with a pink cowboy hat on and everyone else got really annoyed because somehow he'd managed to get the pink cowboy hat"
Small: Its interesting actually, whats gone on with that footage, and also what happened with the footage from
"It's interesting actually, what's gone on with that footage, and also what happened with the footage from the war in Afghanistan, is that our news reporting is pretty much along the lines of pornography now"
Small: Its always nice when the eccentrics show up
"It's always nice when the eccentrics show up"
Small: Youd never have a motorcycle policeman out on the Indian reservation
"You'd never have a motorcycle policeman out on the Indian reservation"
Small: You cant change the system through violence
"You can't change the system through violence"
Small: Yeah, Id be happy to go back to Mexico or Japan to make another film
"Yeah, I'd be happy to go back to Mexico or Japan to make another film"
Small: We hope to do the Spanish Tragedy based on the play by Thomas Kyd
"We hope to do the Spanish Tragedy based on the play by Thomas Kyd"
Small: Visual representation of it is essential if were to come to terms with what it is weve done
"Visual representation of it is essential if we're to come to terms with what it is we've done"
Small: Unfortunately my career began in Hollywood, doing a negative pickup for Universal pictures
"Unfortunately my career began in Hollywood, doing a negative pickup for Universal pictures"
Small: The way that a handful of corporations in Los Angeles dictate how our stories are told creates a real p
"The way that a handful of corporations in Los Angeles dictate how our stories are told creates a real poverty of imagination and it's a big problem"