A Thousand Years Ago, Scientists Who Wondered

I'm Always Looking For A Way To Surprise Audiences. That's, I Feel, My Job As A Director. I Felt That Amy Adams Playing A Tough Woman In 'the Fighter' Was A Surprise. People Saw Her As A Princess.

Sadly, This Picture [ Joy] Does Not Go From Strength To Strength. It Sinks Into A Morass Of Tedious Obstacles To This Woman's Success. Joy The Person May Be Able To Surmount All Barriers, But The Film With Her Name On It Is Not So Fortunate.

When Most People Turn On Their Tvs, They Don't Expect A Frank Discussion Of Philosophical Ideas In Their Practical Context. Or Any Context.

One Of The Things I've Discovered At My Age Is I Must Have Enchantment. And That Was Not Clear To Me In My Earlier Years. When I Look At My Favorite Films, The Frank Capra - Even Scorsese, Even 'goodfellas,' What Makes That Movie So Remarkable Is There's Enchantment In Their World.

A Thousand Years Ago, Scientists Who Wondered About Consciousness And The Nature Of Reality Were Burned At The Stake. We Still Haven't Recovered From That And It's Left Us With A Culture That No Longer Investigates Consciousness, Except On The Fringes.