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Everyone Has Seen Photographs Of Mexicans Wearing Those Big Sombreros. When You Come To Mexico, The Astonishing Thing Is, Nobody Wears These Hats At All.

On Stage, The Audience Watches From A Fixed Viewpoint And The Director Cannot Retake Something He Doesn't Like. It Has To Work Straight Through.

For A Director, The Most Challenging Scenes Are The Dialogue Scenes.

When We Were Trying To Get The Money Together For The Film, One Reason That Was Consistently Given For Not Investing In It Was That Everyone Kept Saying No One Could Direct It Well Enough To Entertain An Audience For 100 Minutes Essentially Watching Three People Chatting In The Kitchen.

Directing An Opera Is Similar To Directing A Play. The Singing Must Not Get In The Way Of The Drama.