The Camera Lies All The Time; Lies

I Sometimes Go For The Strongest, Most Vivid Colour On The Palette, Which In The Case Of Movies Is Violence.

The Biggest Mistake In Student Films Is That They Are Usually Cast So Badly, With Friends And People The Directors Know. Actually You Can Cover A Lot Of Bad Direction With Good Acting

You've Got To Remind Yourself All The Time That You're Being Measured Against The Fashions Of The Day, And If Your Work Truly Has Any Kind Of Staying Power, Well, People Will Be Talking About It In 20, 30 Years.

I Love Working With Women. I Think They're Beautiful. I Like To Photograph Them. I Like The Way They Interact. When I Was In High School I Used To Hang Out With The Girls. When I Went To Graduate School, I Was In An All Girls School. So It's Something I'm Very Familiar With And Quite Fascinated By.

But, Number One, I Think Traditional Noir Doesn't Work In Contemporary Storytelling Because We Don't Live In That World Anymore