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Scripts Are A House Of Cards And You Can't Just Reach In The Middle And Pull Out The Middle Card Because The House Of Cards Will Fall Down. But At A Certain Point You Almost Have To Allow That House Of Cards To Get Knocked Down A Few Times Because You Need To Make It Sturdier. How Many Times Do You Hear, "no, That Doesn't Make Sense," Or "why Would This Happen?" That Was A Mistake. You Shouldn't Have Those Moments, Because The Moment You're Knocked Out Of The Story, Then You're Dead. And All You Can Go Is Moment To Moment,or Joke To Joke. And That's Gonna Wear People Out.

Getting Away From A White Or Light Colored Tuxedo Shirt Is Always A Little Dangerous. Certain Staples Shouldn't Be Mixed With. Light Pink Or Blue Is Not Bad, But Again, You're Just Breaking From A Classic.

I Think Things Go Wrong When There's Not A Very Specific Plan And Specific Emotional Roadmap. You Need To Know What A Scene Needs To Get Across, And What Story Point That Needs To Be Advanced, Whether It's Discovering Someone For The First Time Or Whether It's Seeing A Relationship Get Strained. What I Do As A Director Is Really Create A Safe Environment That Everyone Can Feel Very Comfortable In And Experiment Within So That They Don't Hold Back Anything.

I'm Not Looking For People To Bow Down To Me Or Do Things In My Name Or Even Pass Around A Collection Plate For Me. I Say That I'd Like To Be God For A While Because He Really Can Get Away With Anything. I Mean, Anything.

If Some Magic Thing Happens, And Everybody Goes Completely Nuts, And Does Something We Never Thought Of, The Cameras Catch Everything. That Comes From Having Camera People Who Are Almost Like Actors And Writers Themselves.