This Overwhelming Desire To Be Close To

You Usually Get One Or The Other, You Get Someone Who Knows How To Tell A Story But They Don't Necessarily Know About Light And Camera And Rhythm, Or You Get Someone Who Can Make Beautiful Images But They Can't Necessarily Tell A Great Story. He Does Both And I Think He's Going To Be One Of The Film-makers That Our Time Is Remembered For.

My Dad Never Blew Anything Up, But He Probably Had Friends Who Did. He And My Mom Have Always Preached That The Pen Is Mightier Than A Molotov Cocktail.

Hollywood Has The Idea That Movies Have To Be Dumb. But Especially Movies For Or About Teenagers Have To Be Really Dumb!

Normally You Read A Screenplay - And I Read A Lot Of Them - And The Characters Don't Feel Like People. They Feel Like Plot Devices Or Cliches Or Stereotypes.

Every Director Is Different. And All The Movies Are Very Different, And The Characters Are Very Different.