I Wouldn't Say That I'm Particularly Bothered

India Is A Place Where One Of The Great Pleasures For A Foreigner Is That You're Constantly Surprised. Everywhere You Look Is Something That Is Either Funny, Or Very Moving, But There Is Always So Much That Is So Unexpected. That's Part Of The Reason Why People Who Like It Tend To Love It.

It's Not Usually That Great Of An Idea To Read Lots Of Reviews Of Your Movies, Because Even If Somebody's Saying Nice Things, There'll Still Be Something In There That Pushes The Wrong Button, And It's Not Really That Helpful.

With Each Movie I Have A Different Set Of Inspirations.

You Don't Do Background Music The Way A Lot Of More Conventional Films Do. The Music Is Often Kind Of A Character In Your Films To The Extent That Sometimes You Stop And Watch Someone Perform A Song.

And I Wanted To Do A Movie [moonrise Kingdom] About A Childhood Romance - A Very Powerful Experience Of Childhood Romance. About What It's Like To Just Be Blindsided, When You're In Fifth Grade Or Sixth Grade, By These Kinds Of Feelings. Along The Way, I Sort Of Mixed In Some Interest In "young Adult Fantasy" Writing.