What I React Against In Other People's

There Are Points Where You Worry That You Might Be Putting Too Much In And Alienating The Audience. But, Funnily Enough, Some Of Those Fears Aren't Correct.

The Structural Notions To Me Always Have To Be Worked Out Very Carefully In The Script Stage. Whatever A Particular Structure Is. Whether It's Chronological Or Non-chronological. To Me That's Always About What Point Of View Are We Trying To Address In The Film?

I Never Considered Myself A Lucky Person. I'm The Most Extraordinary Pessimist. I Truly Am.

I Don't Ever Like To Feel Myself In The Position To Demand Of An Actor That They Trust I'm Going To Do Something Worthwhile. I Feel A Responsibility To Articulate What It Is I'm Going To Do. Whether That's Showing Them A Full Script Or Sitting Down With Them And Describing My Ideas In Detail. It's A Very Healthy Burden On Me As A Film Director To Be Able To Articulate What I Want To Do, To Inspire Actors, Rather Than Just Saying, Take It On Trust I'll Be Able To Do Something Worthwhile.

We All Wake Up In The Morning Wanting To Live Our Lives The Way We Know We Should. But We Usually Don't, In Small Ways. That's What Makes A Character Like Batman So Fascinating. He Plays Out Our Conflicts On A Much Larger Scale.