If I Do Three Movies In A

Don't You Find It Odd," She Continued, "that When You're A Kid, Everyone, All The World, Encourages You To Follow Your Dreams. But When You're Older, Somehow They Act Offended If You Even Try.

Years Ago I Was Going To Play Chet Baker In Another Movie And I Really Felt Drawn To That Character And The Script Is Good And I Met With Robert And We Seemed Simpatico And We Developed. But I Had A Real Passion For That Role And That Brought Me Deep Into That Film 'cause I Got The Sense That Robert Budreau Was Going To Really Let Me Be Creative Inside This Part.

In Fact, I Think My Life Is Always Going To Be Difficult, Because I Am Trying To Do Something... "original" Is A Big Word. It's Kind Of Pathetic, But I Have To Love What I'm Doing.

Directing Is Like Putting Together A Collage.

The Experience On That Movie (dead Poets Society) Was, For Lack Of A Better Term, Life-altering. Peter Weir Has A Unique Talent For Making Movies That Are Intelligent But Also Mainstream. I've Never Been Terribly Successful At Doing That.