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For Me, New Jersey Is Kind Of A Mythical Place. It's Emblematic Of A Certain Aspect Of American Life. Florida Is The Same Way. It's Where People Go To Recreate, To Reinvent Themselves. It's What California Used To Be. I Think Florida Is Still A Place To Erase The Past.

A Movie Takes On Its Own Life, And You Have To Respect That And Be Open To It.

Some People See Me As Dissecting My Characters In Some Kind Of Heartless, Coldblooded, Analytical Way, When In Truth Making These Movies Is A Passionate, Intensely Emotional Experience For Me. I'm Detached From The Characters Only To The Degree That I Have To Be In Order To Write Honestly About Them.

I Don't Make Movies With The Idea That People Are Going To Walk Out Of Them Feeling Comfortable Or Better About Themselves Or More Secure In Their Own Biases Or Opinions.

If I Grew Up In A Different Background, I Could See Myself Getting A Gun And Shooting An Abortionist. That's My Job, To Imagine What Could Happen, What Can Make People Go In Different Directions.