In a weird way, I'm always going to ground myself. I'm an insecure kind of pessimist, but I'm always kind of waiting for the other shoe to drop. Damien Chazelle dropgrindinsecure Change image and share on social
As delicate as 'Guy and Madeline' was, it was important that 'Whiplash' come off as more of a fever dream. Damien Chazelle delicatedreamfever Change image and share on social
There are a lot of musicians in my life. But movies came first for me. That was my original passion. Damien Chazelle lifelotmovie Change image and share on social
Nothing is guaranteed to last, so you should just enjoy it as it happens. Damien Chazelle enjoyguarantee Change image and share on social
I would break a lot of cymbals. You whack the cymbals hard enough, and they will crack in half. Drums are not actually as sturdy as they look. They're actually somewhat fragile instruments. Damien Chazelle breakcrackcymbal Change image and share on social
If you're an artist, you want to draw from real life; you want to draw from experiences, emotion, and it's something that a lot of musicians juggle with. I've always found it so fascinating. Damien Chazelle artistdrawemotion Change image and share on social
The end result of my personal story is that I became a really good drummer, and I know myself well enough to know that I wouldn't have without this really tough conductor and this really cutthroat hostile environment I was in. Damien Chazelle conductorcutthroatdrummer share on social
There's something very particular about the kind of rage you feel when you're alone in a practice room by yourself, unable to master a simple thing like a rudiment. Damien Chazelle feelkindmaster Change image and share on social
It's easy to show terrible people's behavior on screen, and we all just kind of nod and go, 'Isn't that terrible.' It's more interesting when you can show terrible behavior in the interest of something good. Damien Chazelle behavioreasygood share on social
I wanted to look at the mentality that can breed that sort of intensity, that kind of cutthroat, pressure-cooker feeling, especially a form of music like jazz, that should be - or you'd think should be - all about liberation and improvisation and everything. Damien Chazelle breedcookercutthroat share on social
