I Couldn't Sleep One Night And I

As Filmmakers, We Can Show Where A Person's Mind Goes, As Opposed To Theater, Which Is More To Sit Back And Watch It.

I'm Not A Comic Book Guy At All.

In Seventh Grade I Had A Magical Teacher, Her Name Was Mrs. Fried. She Wore Only Pink, She Drove A Pink Mustang, And She Was Half Out Of Her Head. But Very Inspiring. And One Day She Said, "take Out A Paper And Pen And Write Something About Peace." For Some Reason I Wrote A Poem On Noah - I Don't Know Why I Chose Noah - And It Turned Out It Was For A Contest For The Un. I Ended Up Winning And Reading The Poem In Front Of The Un. I Remember Mrs. Fried Telling Me, "when You Write Your First Book, Dedicate It To Me." That Was Like, "whoa."

Unfortunately, When You're Working In Film, It's This Huge Machine, And You've Got To Get Everyone Right There, So You Get Kind Of Locked Into Things. I'm Not Sure Where The Artistry In Film Making Is. It's Usually That Moment When You're On Set And You're Working With The Actors. That's The Time To Play Around, The Moment Of Theater. And Then You Can Shape Things. But A Lot Of It Is Just Managing Stuff. It's Upsetting Because You Get Away From The Core.

You Hear Stories About Directors Using Manipulation To Get Actors To Do Certain Things, But I Think When You're Working With Professional Actors, It's All About Trust. They Can Do Anything You Want, It's Just A Matter Of Them Understanding What You're Looking For, And The Reason Why.