I Never Feel More Myself Than When

The Only Lesson To Extract From Any Civil War Is That It's Pointless And Futile And Ugly, And That There Is Nothing Glamorous Or Heroic About It. There Are Heroes, But The Causes Are Never Heroic.

I Had Never Thought Of Myself As A Director And Found Out That I Was Not. I Am A Writer Who Was Able To Direct The Films That I Write.

Look At It This Way: If You Write The Novel Of 'cold Mountain,' It Costs Exactly The Same To Produce And Market As A Novel Set In A Room. If You Make The Film, The Disparity Of Costs Is Huge.

I Am A Teller Of Stories. A Weaver Of Dreams. I Can Dance, Sing, And In The Right Weather I Can Stand On My Head. I Know 7 Words Of Latin, I Have A Little Magic... And A Trick Or Two. I Know The Proper Way To Meet A Dragon, I Can Fight Dirty But Not Fair. I Once Swallowed Thirty Oysters In A Minute. I Am Not Domestic, I Am A Luxury And, In That Sense, Necessary.

Being A Writer-director Can Sometimes Make You Incredibly Blinkered.