I Don't Write [screenplay Character] Biographies Beforehand.

I Never Actually Do Rehearsals. That's One Of The Reasons That I Write Those Bios And If I Can Meet With The Actors I'll Meet Them Or Talk To Them On The Phone. What I Want Is For Them To Come On Set Knowing Their Lines And Knowing Who The Character Is.

There Are Very Few Distributors Left To Do Off-hollywood Movies, And Those Distributors Generally Have Got Thousands Of Movies To Choose From. So You're Pretty Lucky If You Get One To Even Take Your Movie And It's Pretty Rare That They Pay Anything Upfront.

Basically, If You Could Get A Good Trailer Out Of The Script, Roger Had No Objection To You Making A Really Good Movie. He Liked It If You Did. He Liked The More Cleverness And Ingenuity You Could Bring To It. He Just Wasn't Going To Give You Any More Money.

I've Always Felt Like I Was On The Margins. Once Upon A Time That's What Independent Used To Mean.

The Media In America Has Become So Cowed And Compromised.