It's Easier To Control People When They're

David O. Russell's Best Films Are Thrilling High Wire Acts That Run The Moment To Moment Risk Of Tumbling To The Ground. In His Latest, "joy," Russell Has More Trouble Than Usual Keeping His Balance On The Wire.

I Make Every Movie And Every Scene Like It Could Be My Last. That's The Only Way I Know How To Make Cinema That Stands On Its Feet. I Have To Treat It Like That. It Has To Be Life And Death Stakes.

The Cinema That I Make Is A Cinema About People, Emotion, Humanity And Passion. It's Not Just About What They Struggle Through, But What They Live For. That's What I Love. The Music They Love, The People They Love, The Clothing, The Hair And The Life That They Love

I Feel Profoundly Blessed. I Feel It's A Great Privilege To Make Any Motion Picture.

You Know, You Have Scorsese Who Worked With De Niro And - Or Dicaprio. You Have William Wyler Who Worked With Bette Davis. You Have George Cukor Who Worked With Katharine Hepburn. I Just - People Get To Be Friends And Then There's A - That's A - You Can Take Risks Together And Each Time Out You Take A Different Risk.