Rian Johnson Quotes

Rian Johnson — American Writer born on December 17, 1973,

Rian Craig Johnson is an American writer, producer, and director. He won the Special Jury Prize for Originality of Vision at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival with his debut feature film, Brick... (wikipedia)

With 'Brick' there was the Dashiell Hammett influence, and with 'Brothers Bloom' there was a really strong Fellini influence - both those movies wore that on their sleeve.

I mean, the first 'Back to the Future' is kind of a perfect script, I think, in terms of handling time travel the best. It depends on your definition. To me, that means it effectively uses it in the story.

Teen movies often have an unspoken underlying premise in which high school is seen as less serious than the adult world. But when your head is encased in that microcosm it's the most serious time of your life.

Showing your movie to an audience... it's like your kid doing a piano recital. 'Just let it not fail. Please.'

The critical reaction to 'Bloom' has been similar to 'Brick.' There are people on board with it and people who are not.