I didn't have traditional stage fright. If there was 500 people in the audience or three people in the audience, it didn't really make a difference. What made a difference was the conductor. Everything that I was scared about as a drummer was him. Damien Chazelle audienceconductordifference share on social
I was a writer for hire. I wrote to pay the bills. Damien Chazelle billhirepay Change image and share on social
My motivation for being a good drummer was born out of fear, which, in a way, seems so antithetical to what art should be. Damien Chazelle antitheticalartbear Change image and share on social
When you're trying to paint a portrait of a very specific world, you're trying to show what makes the world different. So, sometimes it means exaggerating certain kind of aspects, but I don't think it's that important or it's that much of an issue as long as you get an emotional truth across. Damien Chazelle aspectemotionalexaggerate share on social
I don't like the idea the viewer can kind of sit there and go, 'Make me like this person.' People aren't inherently sympathetic. Damien Chazelle ideainherentlykind Change image and share on social
I tend to latch on to things and not let go. Damien Chazelle latchtendthing Change image and share on social
I was in high school, and when you get to be 14, 15, you start to feel a little more like your own person so that you can assert your adulthood a little bit. Damien Chazelle adulthoodassertbite Change image and share on social
Real practice means working on stuff you're not good at. Real practice is about butting your head against the wall repeatedly until you get it right. Damien Chazelle buttgoodhead Change image and share on social
At the upper echelon of musicians in general, I guess performers in general, you have to have this kind of live-or-die, cutthroat mentality. Damien Chazelle cutthroatdieechelon Change image and share on social
What's great about musicals is their energy and go-for-brokeness - stopping the story to sing and dance. How can you not love that? Damien Chazelle brokenessdanceenergy Change image and share on social