You're In The Lap Of The Gods.

The Perceived Wisdom Is That People Do Not Go In Large Numbers To Black-and-white Movies Anymore - Which Is A Great Shame, But I'd Love To Make A Black-and-white Movie One Day.

I Suppose Once In A While, A Filmmaker Makes A Movie That's More Than Just A Sum Of Its Parts, More Than Good Acting Or Good Filmmaking. It's Something Else That Has Nothing To Do With What You've Done. This Is In 1999, Made By People In 1999 For People In 1999 About People In 1999.

When I Drive Through A Field, I Want To See Green Grass Sometimes, And I Don't Want To See Black And White.

If You're Doing A Classic Play, Where If You Do A Chekhov, You Do The Words As Written. You Can't Do That With A Novel; You Have To Do Your Version Of The Words As Written.

There Have Been Screenwriters Who I'm Sure Would Gladly Kill Me, Because I've Been Very Fast And Loose With Their Work, Because I Felt Like It Wasn't Up To My High Standards. I Would Push And Pull It On Set, And Make Changes All The Time. But Then When You're Working With An Original Screenplay, My Theater Instincts Kick In, And I Suddenly Become Very Keeper-of-the-words.