The Endings For All My Characters Seem

The Closer You Stay To Emotional Authenticity And People, Character Authenticity, The Less You Can Go Wrong. That's How I Feel Now, No Matter What You're Doing.

I Had Various Jobs, I Taught A Sat Class, I Was A Bartender, I Had A Day Job At An Office And Was Making Short Films. I Got Grants From Nysca And Nea For An Idea, Which Later Became 'huckabees,' About A Guy In A Chinese Restaurant Who Had Microphones On Every Table And Heard Every Personal Conversation And Would Write Perversely Personal Fortunes.

And That Is Also What The Movie's About, Going Beyond Success, What Is Success 'cause I Think Success Is Misperceived As Just A Cake And It Isn't. There Is Many Things Inside That Success. There's A Maturity And A Heartbreak And Sadness And Broken Glass.

That's What Takes People Out Of The Fight Half The Time. They Get Hit And Half The Reaction Is Your Ego Is Saying, 'i Cannot Believe That Person Just Lit Me Up - How Humiliating.

David O. Russell's Best Films Are Thrilling High Wire Acts That Run The Moment To Moment Risk Of Tumbling To The Ground. In His Latest, "joy," Russell Has More Trouble Than Usual Keeping His Balance On The Wire.