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Julia Roberts And Sandra Bullock Do Romantic Comedies. I Do Dark Dramas. I Do These Movies Well.

Casting Is A Long Process For Me. I Take A Lot Of Time.

Well, I Certainly Was Exposed To And Learned To Appreciate The Work Of Great Directors Early On. As A Kid, My Mother Used To Take Me To See Really Interesting Arty Films In Los Angeles.

Eventually This All Passes. The Public Horrors Of Today Eventually Blow Away. And, Yes, You Are Changed By The Awful Wake Of Reckoning They Leave Behind. Hopefully In The Process You Don't Lose Your Ability To Throw Your Arms In The Air Again And Spin In Wild Abandon. That Is The Ultimate F.u. And - Finally - The Most Beautiful Survival Tool Of All. Don't Let Them Take That Away From You.

Going Back And Forth Between The Press And Something Like The Crucible Must Be Really Crazy And Intense.