And As A Filmmaker, I'm Trying To

No Matter How Dark Things May Get In A Story, I Feel It's The Responsibility Of The Storyteller To Leave The Audience With At Least A Shred Of Hope.

One Man's Uplift Is Another Man's Sentimental Hooey.

I'm A Little Less Hungry As An Actor Than I Used To Be. When You're A Director, You're The Conductor Of The Orchestra, And When You're An Actor, You're Playing The Violin. There's A Thrill To Each Of Them, But As The Conductor, You Get The Fuller Sound.

I Remember The First Day I Was Looking At My Hands And I Thought About My Nails. People Wouldn't Really Be Paying Attention To That, But A Civil War Doctor - What Would They Be Doing With Their Nails? Would They Cut Them Really Low? And Dr. Burns Said, "no, They Would Let Them Grow Out So They Can Scoop Stuff Out. They Would Use Their Nails." So For A While I Let My Nails Grow. They Were Too Long. I Kept Stabbing Myself By Accident, So I Cut Them Down, But I Was Trying To Be Faithful To The Details.

My Trick Is The Trick That Everyone Knows: Work Really Hard And Prepare.