As A Kid, I Had A Background

I Was Trying To Figure Out What A Memory Feels Like.

If I Were Doing Somebody Else's Script Or I Adapted A Book By Philip Roth, On Set There Could Be A Million Different Interpretations Of The Material And People Could Argue With Me. Certainly On Synecdoche, New York We Had Discussions And Arguments, But I Felt Like I Had Authority Because I'm A Writer.

I'm Not A Celebrity. I'm Intentionally And Defiantly Not A Celebrity. I Don't Have Any Interest In It. I Don't Have Any Talent For It. I Keep My Personal Life Out Of My Public Life As Cleanly As I Can.

If You Ever Got Me, You Wouldn't Have A Clue What To Do With Me.

When I'm Writing, I'm Trying To Immerse Myself In The Chaos Of An Emotional Experience, Rather Than Separate Myself From It And Look Back At It From A Distance With Clarity And Tell It As A Story. Because That's How Life Is Lived, You Know?