All I Know Is That I Operate

I Suppose Once In A While, A Filmmaker Makes A Movie That's More Than Just A Sum Of Its Parts, More Than Good Acting Or Good Filmmaking. It's Something Else That Has Nothing To Do With What You've Done. This Is In 1999, Made By People In 1999 For People In 1999 About People In 1999.

There Have Been Screenwriters Who I'm Sure Would Gladly Kill Me, Because I've Been Very Fast And Loose With Their Work, Because I Felt Like It Wasn't Up To My High Standards. I Would Push And Pull It On Set, And Make Changes All The Time. But Then When You're Working With An Original Screenplay, My Theater Instincts Kick In, And I Suddenly Become Very Keeper-of-the-words.

The Characters Are Trapped Within The Lifestyle. It's About What Goes On Before The Movie Starts.

You're In The Lap Of The Gods. If People Go, They Go, And If They Don't.

Shooting Action Is Very, Very Meticulous, It's Increments, Tiny Little Pieces.