Conflict Is The Basis Of Drama. I

I Just Feel That I Enjoy The Work More Than I Ever Have... Or Just As Much Certainly... I Enjoy Making Films Behind The Camera Equally To Making Them In Front Of The Camera On All Those Years. I Just Enjoy It, That's All. I've Been Lucky Enough To Work In A Profession That I Have Really Liked And So I Figured I'd Just Continue Until Someone Hits Me Over The Head And Says "get Out".

It's A Very Confusing Era That We're In.

When You're Making A Movie, You Can't Think Anybody Will Ever See It. You've Just Got To Make A Movie For The Values It Has. The Greatest Films Were Made Because Someone Really Wanted To Make Them. And, Hopefully, The Audience Will Show Up, Too.

Participating In A Gun Buy-back Program Because You Think That Criminals Have Too Many Guns Is Like Having Yourself Castrated Because You Think Your Neighbors Have Too Many Kids.

After Directing Awhile, You Get An Instinct About It, But You Have To Be Able To Trust Your Own Feelings. Invariably, Two-thirds Of The Way Through A Film, You Say, "jeezus, Is This A Pile Of Crap! What Did I Ever See In It In The First Place?" You Have To Shut Off Your Brain And Forge Ahead, Because By That Time You're Getting So Brainwashed. Once I Commit Myself To A Film I Commit Myself To That Ending, Whatever The Motivations And Conclusions Are.