You Rarely Get A Tentpole That Has

As A Writer And A Director, I Simply Don't Have The Time I Need To Write And Prep The Movie I Would Have Wanted To Make Because Of The Fixed And Tight Production Schedule.

Really, Each Era Has Its Own False Nostalgia. We All Put A Picket Fence Up Around Something. For My Generation It Was The '50s, And For Other Generations It Will Be Something Else. Change Is Scary For Everyone, As Is Complexity, Contradiction, And An Uncertain Future.

Why Is Every Great Children's Story About A Journey? Maybe That's Because We Are Always On One.

In A Complex And Troubling World, Who Wouldn't Want To Simplify? Everybody Does. Everybody Wants To Simplify And Put Up A Picket Fence.

You Rarely Get A Tentpole That Has This Much Emotional Depth, This Much Character To Dive Into.