I Don't Think It's A Director's Job

Screenwriting Is Like Ironing. You Move Forward A Little Bit And Go Back And Smooth Things Out.

My Filmmaking Education Consisted Of Finding Out What Filmmakers I Liked Were Watching, Then Seeing Those Films. I Learned The Technical Stuff From Books And Magazines, And With The New Technology You Can Watch Entire Movies Accompanied By Audio Commentary From The Director. You Can Learn More From John Sturges' Audio Track On The 'bad Day At Black Rock' Laserdisc Than You Can In 20 Years Of Film School. Film School Is A Complete Con, Because The Information Is There If You Want It.

I Didn't Have Any Desire I Might Have Had 10 Years Ago To Shoot Every Single Word That I Wrote.

I'm Completely Aware Of The Fact That I'm A Control Freak.

I Really Subscribe To That Old Adage That You Should Never Let The Audience Get Ahead Of You For A Second. So If The Film's Abrasive And Wrongfoots People Then, Y'know, That's Great. But I Hope It Involves An Audience.