“Well my movie is an hour and forty-eight minutes and lets scenes play, and I don't say this generally because I know it's not politically correct, but if the problem people have with the film is the pace, fuck ‘em, because we’re in Cannes, and this is not the place to be watching 'Transformers 3,' and they can go fuck themselves. It’s not that much work, and they should be ashamed of themselves. I have no problem with hearing criticism, I have no problem with hearing people have a problem with the film, one way or another, but if the problem is like, 'Oh, it was slow,' they can go fuck themselves. Because movies are not barium enemas, you’re not supposed to get them over with as quickly as possible. This is a place where films are supposed to be a certain thing where they take their time and you should think about them. It’s supposed to be a place where cinema is something for thought, not fast food. If that’s what they want they should stay home. Plenty of movies for them in the multiplex, is what I would say.”
—James Gray lambasting critics who called The Immigrant “too slow.”