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The Only Thing That Would Deter Me At The Moment Would Be The Idea Of Doing One Thing For A Very Long Time. There Is No Doubt In My Mind That Television Is An Incredibly Auspicious Medium Right Now. It's Where A Lot Of The Serious Acting Is Taking Place.

You Grow Up Watching Certain Films Or Admiring Certain Filmmakers, And To Write A Love Letter To One And Have Them Validate It, It's Extraordinary.

I Just Love Listening To The Laughter.

In The Most Basic Terms It Was About How When We Experience Art Without Critical Awareness We Consent To The Ideas Being Promoted, Either Intentionally Or Unintentionally, By The Filmmaker. For Instance, If You Watch A Racist Comedian And Laugh At His Jokes, You Are Consenting To The Prejudices Inherent Within Them. Similarly, If You Watch A Movie Which Perpetuates Conventional Ideas About Race, Gender, Etc., You Are Consenting To Them And Not Affecting Change In Any Way.

A Movie Is A Creative Process From Its Conception, Through Its Writing, To Its Execution, To The Editing. I Think With The Best Films There Is Some Kind Of Contribution From One Person All The Way Through That. The Best Films Are Made By People Who Write, Direct, And Edit, So There's Continuity.