The Advice You Give To Young Directors

The Heartbreak That It Might Not Happen Wasn't Something That I Wanted To Face With Any More Weight. Then, When I Got The Call To Go Ahead I Never Thought For A Second As I Was Approaching It Who I Would Get - That Would Come Later. Again, I Think The Idea Was That I Now Had The Rights To Make The Movie And I Can Start Writing It But If I Have To Wait Another 10 Years Before I Find An Actor That's Right For It, I'd Be Very Happy To Do That.

I'm Not Good At Talking To Strangers, Whether They're Sick Children Or They're - I'm Just Not Good. I'm Shy With It.

I Can Tell You That My Contribution Based On My Interpretation Of The Book Is Unchanged. The Other Things, In Terms Of Doing The Research And Following The Trail Of It, Were Probably Pretty Similar To What I Would Have Done Then. I Think That What Makes Me Celebrate That It Took The 10 Years Is The Various Other People And Contributors That I Ended Up Having On Board.

In Short Form I'll Say It Was An Approach To The Family And To [author] Jon Krakauer That Then Led To Me Seeming To Rise To The Top Of The Heap Of Several Filmmakers That Were Trying To Get The Rights. And By Top Of The Heap I Mean In Terms Of Being Somebody That Was Trusted To Do It As They Said They Were Going To Attempt To Do It And That This Way Of Doing It Would Be Something They Would Be Willing To Allow.

I Don't Think You Can Get Away With Putting Your Talents In A Toilet Bowl And Not Having Them Flushed Away. Forever. There Is A Level Of Murder Of One's Soul And Of The Culture That They're Supposed To Be Feeding Vitamins To.