A Movie Takes On Its Own Life,

A Palindrome Is A Word Or Pattern That Instead Of Developing In Different Directions It Folds In On Itself So That The Beginning And End Mirror Each Other, That They Are The Same.

People Call You "director," But It Really Should Be "economic Manager." Because Everything Is "well, We Can Do Another Take Here, But Then You're Gonna Lose That Shot Over There." Or "the Sun's Going Down, Sorry, You're Outta Luck. We Can't Afford To." You Know? And Meanwhile, How Do You Get The Performer's Performance? I'm Thinking The Whole Time All About "how Can I Get My Day Done?" And My Performances Are Primarily A Result Of Casting The Right People At The Right Time In The Right Parts. And Then I Do Little Modifications.

Art Has A Smaller Audience Than, Say, Movies Or Other Forms Of Mass Consumption. But That Doesn't Mean The Work Doesn't Have An Impact In A Way That Transcends Just A Few Cultural Arbiters.

The Ability To Take Pleasure In One's Life Is A Skill And Is A Kind Of Intelligence.

That Is Definitely A Misunderstanding Between Me And A Part Of My Audience. To Be Honest, I Am Often Unsettled By The Responses Some People Have Had To My Movies, And That Includes Many People Who Like Them.