I Do Like Directing Other People's Material.

And I Always Had This Idea For Making A Movie About A Femme Fatale, Because I Like These Characters. They're A Lot Of Fun, They're Sexy, They're Manipulative, They're Dangerous.

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

Yeah, I Had An Idea To Make A Very Scary Movie, Based On A Kind Of Serial Murderer That Preys On Tourists.

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

I Have Swum Against The Stream All My Life. It's Not Something I Feel Uncomfortable With. Is It Difficult? Is It Unpleasant? You Bet.