I Just Love Photographing Things And Putting

The Structural Notions To Me Always Have To Be Worked Out Very Carefully In The Script Stage. Whatever A Particular Structure Is. Whether It's Chronological Or Non-chronological. To Me That's Always About What Point Of View Are We Trying To Address In The Film?

I Have Always Been A Huge Fan Of Ridley Scott And Certainly When I Was A Kid. 'alien,' 'blade Runner' Just Blew Me Away Because They Created These Extraordinary Worlds That Were Just Completely Immersive. I Was Also An Enormous Stanley Kubrick Fan For Similar Reasons.

I Always Find Myself Gravitating To The Analogy Of A Maze. Think Of Film Noir And If You Picture The Story As A Maze, You Don't Want To Be Hanging Above The Maze Watching The Characters Make The Wrong Choices Because It's Frustrating. You Actually Want To Be In The Maze With Them, Making The Turns At Their Side, That Keeps It More Exciting...i Quite Like To Be In That Maze.

I Want To Be Surprised And Entertained By A Movie, So That's What We're Trying To Do For The Audience. Obviously, We Also Have To Sell The Film.

I Don't Ever Like To Feel Myself In The Position To Demand Of An Actor That They Trust I'm Going To Do Something Worthwhile. I Feel A Responsibility To Articulate What It Is I'm Going To Do. Whether That's Showing Them A Full Script Or Sitting Down With Them And Describing My Ideas In Detail. It's A Very Healthy Burden On Me As A Film Director To Be Able To Articulate What I Want To Do, To Inspire Actors, Rather Than Just Saying, Take It On Trust I'll Be Able To Do Something Worthwhile.