I Consider Myself A Feminist, In A

I Even Think The Commercial Element Of New American Directors Is Really Fertile Right Now. There Are A Lot Of Filmmakers With Very Particular Visions, Like Sofia Coppola And Wes Anderson And P.t. Anderson And Alexander Payne And Peter Sollett And Harmony Korine And Vincent Gallo. At Least They're Making Films That They Choose To Make, And They're On Their Own. That's Positive To Me. This Is Not A Dead Period For American Cinema At All.

I'm Like A Navigator And I Try To Encourage Our Collaboration And Find The Best Way That Will Produce Fruit. I Like Fruit. I Like Cherries, I Like Bananas.

I Think Of Myself As An Amateur Filmmaker, Not A Professional, In The Sense That "amateur" Means Love Of Something, For The Form.

Select Only Things To Steal That Speak Directly To Your Soul. If You Do This, Your Work (and Theft) Will Be Authentic. Authenticity Is Invaluable; Originality Is Nonexistent

When I Studied With Nicholas Ray He Was Always Telling Us, "if You Want To Make Films, Watch A Lot Of Films, But Don't Just Watch Films, Go Take A Walk, Look At The Sky, Read A Book About Meteorology, Look At The Design Of People's Shoes. Because All Of Them Are Part Of Filmmaking." So I Thought, Perfect! That's A Good Job For Me.