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I Think It's The Tragedy Of Our Time That We're Not Aware Of The Affect Of The Manner In Which We've Adopted Tools. Those Tools Have Become Who We Are.

The Normal Cut In A Theatrical Film Is Anywhere From 3 To 6 Seconds. That Means Thousands Of Images In A Film Over A Couple Of Hours. In Visitors The Cuts Come Every 70-plus Seconds. The Point Of View Is That The Stiller One Can Be The More Open To Their Senses They Become. The Whole World Is Quick Right Now. If Things Can Be Slowed Down They Stay In Memory Longer.

In Terms Of The Feeling Of The Piece, I Cant Think About What People Are Gonna Think About It, What Are The Critics Gonna Say, I'm Trying To Bring Some Resolution, And Realize That Myself. It's A Struggle; It's A Process That Gets Us This.

So, Not For Lack Of Love Of Language, But Because I Feel Our Language Is In An Enormous State Of Humiliation, I Decided To Make Films Without Words.

In The Order I Was In, Each Brother Takes Five Vows, One Of Which Is Teaching The Poor Gratuitously. As A Young Person I Was Seized By This Idea Of Social Justice And I Wanted Very Much To Follow My Vow Of Teaching The Poor Gratuitously.