I Lost A Friend I Was Blessed

Well, I'm Pretty Anti Legends - I Just Don't Think They're Useful. So That Certainly Wouldn't Be My Intention. But Will It Contribute To That? Sure. Any Medicine Can Be Mis-used. But I Think That There Is A Great Courage, Innocence And Magic To Him That More Than A Legend Is About Connection.

When You Act In A Film, You're Inevitably Surrounded By People You Didn't Choose, Right Down To The Set Painter. I Like Being Able To Pick The Family I'm Waking Up To In The Morning That's Going To Make This Group Effort To Tell A Story That Applies To What's Interesting To Me At That Stage In My Life.

Jon Krakauer Had Documented It Very Accurately And Very Well But This Kid Made A Real Impression On People, And Likewise They On Him. To Talk To Them Was Very Moving In Many Cases Because They Talk About Him Like They Saw Him Yesterday. In Most Cases They Knew This Kid For A Couple Of Weeks In Their Whole Life And He Just Lasted With Them.

The Advice You Give To Young Directors For Sure Is To Go Out And Become Some Version Of A Successful Movie Actor. Do That First And Say Yes To People Like Terrence Malick And Clint Eastwood And Woody Allen When They Come And Offer You Movies. It's A Great Front Row Seat To Filmmaking.

I Can Always See Light In Any Situation. It's Just The Way I'm Made.