I Mean, The Truth Of The Matter

Editing Feels Almost Like Sculpting Or A Form Of Continuing The Writing Process.

I See My Job As Trying To Entertain You, To Be Balanced In Some Way, And Morally Responsible. I Don't Want To Glorify A Killer. I Don't Want To Glorify A Rapist. I Don't Want To Do Those Things, But On The Other Hand I Don't Want To Lecture To You, Either.

By That I Mean, I Think That It Is True That Politics And Political Heroes Have To Satisfy Our Need To Be Greater Than Mortal In Some Way, And That's Led Them Into Creating Illusions, Sound Bites, Focus Groups That Tell You What To Do.

I'm Not A Very Good Predictor In Any Area Of Art, Particularly My Own. I Don't Know How To Evaluate That.

Every Film I've Made Has A Kind Of Frustrated Love Story In The Center Of It. They Were People Who Saw Life From Opposing Points Of View, Which Has Been In Every Film I've Ever Done. It Had All The Ingredients Of The Kinds Of Films I Like To Do.