I Do Like Directing Other People's Material.

But, Number One, I Think Traditional Noir Doesn't Work In Contemporary Storytelling Because We Don't Live In That World Anymore

I Hadn't Done Just A Straight-out Comedy In A Long Time, Just Letting An Ensemble Do Really Good Character Acting, Having Them Carry The Movie As In My Earlier Pictures

I Don't See Scary Films. I Certainly Wouldn't Go See My Films.

That's What Noir Feels Like To Me. It Feels Like Some Kind Of Recurring Dream, With Very Strong Archetypes Operating. You Know, The Guilty Girl Being Pursued, Falling, All Kinds Of Stuff That We See In Our Dreams All The Time

The Real Trouble With Film School Is That The People Teaching Are So Far Out Of The Industry That They Don't Give The Students An Idea Of What's Happening.