By The Time The Plane Was Airborne

It Slightly Depends On Your Perspective, Sort Of How You Look At These Things, But When I Sit Down To Write A Script, I'm Not Planning To Write A Script; I'm Planning To Make A Film, And So I Only See The Script As Being Just A Step There.

Normally, Small Talk Is Enough For Me To Form An Opinion Of Someone. I Make Quick Judgments, Often Completely Wrong, And Then Stick By Them Rigidly.

I Knew My Affection For The Philippines Was Equally As Telling: A Democracy On Paper, Apparently Well Ordered, Regularly Subverted By Irrational Chaos. A Place Where I'd Felt Instantly At Home.

There's One Massive Problem With Coming From Writing Novels Into Screenplays That I've Discovered Over The Years, Which Is That You've Got Too Much Facility On The Page. In Novels, You Can Persuade People Of Things That Work That Don't Really Work.

I've Never Been To Comic-con, But I'm Certainly Aware From This Side Of The Atlantic That It's A Very Important Part Of Film Marketing Now, Even When The Films Are Not Directly Linked To A Comic.