The Music Of The Most Popular Operas

It's Not Enough To Hit The Notes. There Is No Point In The Singers Just Standing There And Sounding Wonderful If They're Not Connecting With The Characters They Are Portraying.

In Silent Movies, They Tended To Put The Camera Down, And Everybody Walked In Front Of It And Acted, And Then They All Walked Off. Cutting Was Quite Infrequent.

For A Director, The Most Challenging Scenes Are The Dialogue Scenes.

Perhaps The Most Difficult Thing Is Shooting Scenes Set 6,000 Feet Up In The Mountains Of Mexico.

With A Film, I Do My Best To Understand The Author's Intentions And Try To Bring The Characters To Life.