The Funny Thing Is, Strangers Still Seem

But Anonymity Is Very Important To Me, And I Don't Want To Be Recognized In Public More Than I Already Am.

It Is True That The Movie Is Perhaps My Most Politically-charged. The Story Is Thrust Into Motion By The Idea Of What Do You Do When Your 13 Year Old Daughter Comes Home Pregnant. And Not Only Is She Pregnant, But She Wants To Keep The Baby.

The Ability To Take Pleasure In One's Life Is A Skill And Is A Kind Of Intelligence.

You Try To Make Them Comfortable So They Can Do What They're Best At, And Make Them Shine. You Always Want To Make An Actor Shine. I'm Of The Mind That There's No One - You, Your Mother, Anyone, That If In The Right Place At The Right Time In The Right Context, Couldn't Shine In A Movie. And So If It Means, "oh, I Have To Make Them Uncomfortable," Then Whatever It Takes To Get What I Need Up Onscreen. It's All In The Service Of The Story.

So Much Of What A Pet Is About For Us Is That It Becomes A Vessel For Yearnings, Dreams, Illusions, Hopes And So Forth. It's A Projection Of The Ultimate Innocence And Purity. That's Why It's Hard To See A Dog In Its Dogness. That's Why, When Some Harm Comes To A Dog, It's Much Harder For An Audience To Deal With That, More So Than Dealing With Harm That Comes To A Child Or Anything Human.