The architecture of a story can be a little bit different if its a true story. – Joel Coen
Its a funny thing because you look at the careers of other filmmakers, and you see them sort of slow down, and you realize, maybe this becomes harder to do as you get older. Thats sort of a cautionary thing. I hope it doesnt happen to me. – Joel Coen
Our mother was a very religious and observant Jew, our father less so. She was kind of driving the religious education, so for us it was more a burden and an obligation when we were kids at that age. – Joel Coen
Ive never really understood that. Its a funny thing people sometimes accuse us of condescending to our characters somehow-that to me is kind of inexplicable. – Joel Coen