Of Course, I'm No Dummy.

I Don't Think It's A Director's Job To Peek Behind The Curtain Too Much.

We’re All Children Of Kubrick, Aren’t We? Is There Anything You Can Do That He Hasn’t Done?

I Had The Standard Movie Geek Childhood, Because For As Long As I Can Remember, All I Wanted To Do Was Make Movies.

So With 'there Will Be Blood,' I Didn't Even Really Feel Like I Was Adapting A Book. I Was Just Desperate To Find Stuff To Write.

It Felt Like The First Thing, But When I First Started Out, I Got A Job Adapting A Book By Russell Banks Called 'rule Of The Bone.' I Didn't Do A Very Good Job. I Didn't Really Know What I Was Doing In General, Let Alone How To Adapt A Book.