I Love Working With Actors. I Do.

Compromise Is Part And Parcel Of Making A Movie. It's A Question Of The Kinds Of Compromises That You Have To Make.

You Try To Make Them Comfortable So They Can Do What They're Best At, And Make Them Shine. You Always Want To Make An Actor Shine. I'm Of The Mind That There's No One - You, Your Mother, Anyone, That If In The Right Place At The Right Time In The Right Context, Couldn't Shine In A Movie. And So If It Means, "oh, I Have To Make Them Uncomfortable," Then Whatever It Takes To Get What I Need Up Onscreen. It's All In The Service Of The Story.

I've Always Said That I Myself Am Not The Best Audience For My Own Work, Because I'm Just Not That Receptive To Comedy.

Art Has A Smaller Audience Than, Say, Movies Or Other Forms Of Mass Consumption. But That Doesn't Mean The Work Doesn't Have An Impact In A Way That Transcends Just A Few Cultural Arbiters.

The Ability To Take Pleasure In One's Life Is A Skill And Is A Kind Of Intelligence.