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At Eleven I Was At The Peak Of My Creative Powers: I Was Writing Stories And Playlets, Putting Together Poetryprojects. I Was Absorbed By My 'work.' At Twelve I Was No Longer Reading Or Writing, Just Counting Off Days And Checking Them Off. I Was Interested In Survival.

Some People Will Of Course Accuse Me Of Misanthropy And Cynicism. I Can't Celebrate Humanity But I'm Not Out To Indict It Either. I Just Want To Expose Certain Truths.

I Don't Make Movies With The Idea That People Are Going To Walk Out Of Them Feeling Comfortable Or Better About Themselves Or More Secure In Their Own Biases Or Opinions.

I Always Have To Presume That Each Movie Is My Last Movie Because I Never Know If I'll Get Money Again.

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.