Films Take Up So Much Time, And

The Power Of Sound To Put An Audience In A Certain Psychological State Is Vastly Undervalued. And The More You Know About Music And Harmony, The More You Can Do With That.

I've Held Onto Little Musical Sketches That I Thought Could Be Useful, And The More Time That I Spend Doing Them For Each Film, Then The More I Have To Draw On.

Obviously, I Try To Make The Films Work For An Audience. That's The Main Point Of Making A Film, And In Retrospect, One Can See That Certain Films, Let's Say Leaving Las Vegas, Demonstrated Its Own Success.

There's Nothing Quite Like The Idea Of Failing Spectacularly To Excite A Film Maker

I Never Had Any Urge Or Desire To Do Like A Big Spectacular Movie With Thousands And Thousands Of Extras. I'd Rather Watch Paint Drying. But Put Me In A Room With Three People Having A Hard Time, Like A Character Situation, And Then You're Into A Really Intense Portraiture Kind Of Concept.