I Am Always Looking For That Nuance,

Film School Is A Complete Con, Because The Information Is There If You Want It.

But I'd Be Lying If I Didn't Say That Every Time You Go To Make A Film, You're Desperate To Either Do It Better Than You Did It Last Time Or To Not Repeat Yourself.

I Don't Want To Be The Angry Guy.

So With 'there Will Be Blood,' I Didn't Even Really Feel Like I Was Adapting A Book. I Was Just Desperate To Find Stuff To Write.

It's So Hard To Do Anything That Doesn't Owe Some Kind Of Debt To What Stanley Kubrick Did With Music In Movies. Inevitably, You're Going To End Up Doing Something That He's Probably Already Done Before. It Always Seem Like We're Falling Behind Whatever He Came Up With. "singin' In The Rain" (1952) In "a Clockwork Orange" (1971) - That Was The First Time I Became So Aware Of Music In Movies. So No Matter How Hard You Try To Do Something New, You're Always Following Behind.