“Just a damn rip-off”: the Coen brothers film indebted to “one of the great American moviemakers”
An iconic director.
Coen Brothers
“It took me a little while to say yes”: The one thing Javier Bardem hates doing on-screen
Doesn’t want his career to be pigeonholed.
“Nothing appealed to us”: the movie the Coen brothers loved “desecrating” on purpose
They did a good job.
The Coen brothers movie inspired by a visit to a sex museum: “We’ll show you the machine”
Inspiration can come from anywhere.
The classic comedy the Coen brothers wished they’d directed: “It’s not in our capabilities”
Not for the reasons you’d think.
The one movie the Coen brothers refused to talk about: “It’s ancient history for us”
They simply did not care.
The most iconic opening scene of all time, according to the Coen brothers: “I’m ashamed not to be original”
Unoriginal doesn’t mean wrong.
The only movies that exceeded Jeff Bridges’ expectations: “God, this is terrific”
Including a four-time Oscar nominated modern western
