6 Quotes & Sayings By Edgar Wright

Edgar Wright is a British director, writer, and actor. He made his directorial debut in 2007 with the low-budget British comedy "Shaun of the Dead" and was nominated for a BAFTA Award for his next film "Hot Fuzz". Wright's first Hollywood project was "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World," which he wrote, directed, and starred in Read more

It won him a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay and a nomination for Worst Picture at the Golden Raspberry Awards. In 2009, he wrote and directed "The World's End," an adaptation of his own screenplay of the same name, starring Simon Pegg. Wright also wrote and directed "Baby Driver," which stars Ansel Elgort, Lily James, Kevin Spacey, and Jamie Foxx.

Wright has written four episodes of the Netflix series "Marvel's Jessica Jones," based on the Marvel comic book character of the same name.

The experience of returning to the blank page and having...
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The experience of returning to the blank page and having nothing in the drawer was intensely painful. I just thought, I never want that to happen again. Edgar Wright
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I'm very happy with my life and career, but I do find myself having serious attacks of nostalgia, and I don't quite know why. Even though I've got to travel the world and do amazing things, I still want to go back to my teenage years and change little aspects of it. It's strange, but it does continue to bug me. Edgar Wright
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We need to make more original movies, and audiences would do well to support original movies for the future of the medium. Edgar Wright
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I was at art school that had quite a celebrated film course as well. I tried for that film course when I was 18, but they said I was too young. I tried this audio and visual design course instead. Two years later, I reapplied for that higher course, but they said I was still too young and to try in five years. Edgar Wright
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If you go back to your home town or you're reunited with school friends, its always slightly bittersweet because as much as there's nice things in terms of seeing them again, the town has changed without you, and you're no longer a part of it. Edgar Wright