I Feel Profoundly Blessed. I Feel It's

I Think What Makes Compelling Fiction Or Cinema Is When You're Basically Taking The Most Intense Moments Of Experience And You're Creating A Song Or A Narrative Out Of It.

As People, [my Parents Were] Very Colorful, Very Talkative, Passionate, They Really Loved Each Other. But That Also Meant Heated, It Meant There Was A Lot Of Drama In The House. Which Is Good For A Filmmaker, I Think.

I Would Say That When I Came Into This Chapter Of My Filmmaking Career, Starting With 'the Fighter,' There Was This Sense That You Have To Go From Your Instincts And You Have To Go From Your Gut, And You Have To Not Hesitate And You Have To Not Hedge.

Some Of Jimmy Stewart's Performance In 'it's A Wonderful Life' Is Some Of The Most Disturbing Performance He Ever Did, When He Falls Apart And When He Breaks Down.

Anything You Could Ever Want Or Be You Already Have And Are.