All Great Work Is Preparing Yourself For

It's Art. It's Commerce. It's Heartbreaking And It's Fun. It's A Great Way To Live.

In Drama, The Characters Should Determine The Story. In Melodrama, The Story Determines The Characters.

I Don't Know How To Choose Work That Illuminates What My Life Is About. I Don't Know What My Life Is About And Don't Examine It. My Life Will Define Itself As I Live It. The Movies Will Define Themselves As I Make Them. As Long As The Theme Is Something I Care About At The Moment, It's Enough For Me To Start Work. Maybe Work Itself Is What My Life Is About.

If I Don't Have A Script I Adore, I Do One I Like. If I Don't Have One I Like, I Do One That Has An Actor I Like Or That Presents Some Technical Challenge.

Over-length Is One Of The Things That Most Often Results In The Destruction Of The Movie In The Cutting Room.