We have an uncanny ability to make birds do what we want them to do. In Blood Simple theres a shot from the bumper of a car and its going up this road and a huge flock of birds takes off at the perfect moment. – 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
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
I couldnt have been happier with the relationship we had with Disney, it couldnt have been easier. – Joel Coen
Consider the perverse effect cap and trade has on altruistic actions. Say you decide to buy a small, high-efficiency car. That reduces your emissions, but not your countrys. Instead it allows somebody else to buy a bigger S.U.V. – because the total emissions are set by the cap. – James Hansen