When I Was A Little Kid, I

I Won't Rewrite On Set, But I'll Just Trim The Fat.

I Remember Being At School During Morning Meeting And Looking Around At Everybody, 350 Kids, Saying A Prayer. We're All Very Young And No One Knows What It Means, And I Remember Feeling Strange That People Were Just Repeating Words That They Didn't Understand. I Refused To Participate. For Some Reason I Always Rejected It, But Respectfully.

When I Hire Actors I Believe In Their Abilities.

In Editing, It's Amazing How You Choose The In And Out Points. What You Cut On Is Everything For Creating Tension. It's Amazing How Expanding A Shot By Five Seconds Can Just Ruin The Tension.

The Trappings Of A Religious Cult Tend To Fall Into Candlelit Ceremonies And Robes And Group Chanting And Singing And Prayer.