The Autumn Wind Is A Raider, /

I've Been Very Lucky In The Freedom That I've Been Given. Every Artist Needs Two Types Of Freedom: You Need The Freedom To - The Freedom To Come Up With An Idea Or Treatment - And Then You Need The Other Half Of The Freedom, And That's Freedom From - Somebody Saying, 'this Is Great. This Is How I Want You To Do It'.

I Have Loved Football As An Almost Mythic Game Since I Was In The Fourth Grade. To Me, The Game Wasn't Even Grounded In Reality. The Uniform Turned You Into A Warrior. Being On A Team, The Mythology Of Physical Combat, The Struggle Against The Elements, The Narrative Of The Game.

There Have Been Nine Super Bowls In New Orleans, And Not All Of Them Have Brought The Best Of Luck To Nfl Films. We Got Robbed Twice There, Got Food Poisoning, And My Hotel Room Was Broken Into On The Day The Bears Played The Patriots In January 1986.

I Was Kicked Out Of School One Year For Streaking.

My Dad Hated His Job. He Sold Overcoats, But He Wanted To Make Movies. He Had A Failed Career Working With The Ritz Brothers - They Were Like The Marx Brothers, Only A Tier Below. I Always Had A Picture In My Mind Of Him In A Straw Hat.