As A First-time Director In America, I

The Perceived Wisdom Is That People Do Not Go In Large Numbers To Black-and-white Movies Anymore - Which Is A Great Shame, But I'd Love To Make A Black-and-white Movie One Day.

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

Truly Great Actors Carry Their Characters In Silence With Them. They Communicate Without Words The Relationships That Predate The Movie.

Politicizing Of Kids Starts With Pregnancy, Of Course. You Shouldn't Be Drinking Wine. You Can't Be Smoking, Either. The Poor Woman Is Poked And Prodded And Touched And Obsessed Over.

It Took Me A Long Time To Film The Plastic Bag, And Then I Had To Get The Cut Of The Scene Right. But If You Find It As Beautiful As The Character Does, Then Suddenly It Becomes A Different Movie, And So Did He As A Character.