I Never Really Did A Western Western.

I Don't Like Things Too Overstated In The Cut Or Too Perfect.

Imagine How Asleep Or Utterly Unperceptive And Clueless You Would Have To Be Not To See Yourself As Absurd For The Most Part.

My Father Could Be Very Distancing. My Clearest Memory Is Of Him Squatting, Watering Plants For Hours And Hours At A Time, Completely Silent. He Was Very Self-contained; My Mother Was More Outgoing And Chatty And Social. I'm Certainly More Like Her.

What You Really Need To Build A Character Is Exactly What You Don't Have In The Movies - Time. You Know, Movies Are Like A Line Drawing. You Have To Make Very Quick Decisions, Which Are, In The End Instinctive. Or You Make A Decision To Say "well, Maybe I Can Do That, Because... Oh, That Could Be Irritating After A While, Or Distracting, Etc. Etc." Some Of It Is A Matter Of Time, Always.

Every Country Has Their Problems.