If You Love A Book You Tend

Clearly, You Can Think Back And See That A Character Has Had Enormous Odds Stacked Against Him And Has To Overcome Them. It's Usually A Guy, I'm Afraid. But Then You're Setting Up A New Movie You Have Amnesia About These Meetings, When You've Discussed It More Analytically.

You Use Elements Of Noir, But You Don't Want It To Be Too Noir-ish. You Don't Want It To Be Advertised As Though You're Asking People To Go And Watch An Updated Noir. I Don't Think They'll Go Do That. They Want To See A Modern Story.

I Want People To Leave The Cinema Feeling That Something's Been Confirmed For Them About Life.

Movies Are About Time. You Can Take That Momentum And Manipulate Time As Well, Or You Can Deliberately Slow It Down, Stop It, And Start It Again. There Is No Other Art Form That Does That Type Of Manipulation In That Way.

Film Industry Is A Pretty Brutal Business. If You Fall Too Far Behind, All Of The Perfectionism In The World Won't Save You.