I've Always Said That I Myself Am

And That's Just What I'm Saying. I Would Never Want To Be Like Certain People, Who Change The Way They Dress, Go Out In Disguise, Wear A Big Floppy Hat And Dark Shades. I Would Hate That.

I Don't Make Movies With The Idea That People Are Going To Walk Out Of Them Feeling Comfortable Or Better About Themselves Or More Secure In Their Own Biases Or Opinions.

What Makes Me Put Pen To Paper? You Know, That's The Million-dollar Question. I've Been Writing Since I've Been Reading. It's Not A Question I Think That's Even Meant To Be Answered, But It's Something You Always Seek To Discover The Answer To. And The Process Of Filmmaking Is One Of Discovery, And Self-discovery At That. Pleasure... It's Not Exactly What I Would Call Fun, But It's Absorbing.

Storytelling Is The Only Studio Movie Where The Censorship Is Perfectly Clear, The Only Studio Movie With A Big Red Box Covering Up A Shot. I Take Pride In That - And, Of Course, In Having Avoided The Fate Of Eyes Wide Shut.

As Mark Weiner Puts It, Whether You Gain 50 Pounds Or Lose 50 Pounds, Whether You Have A Sex Change Operation For That Matter, That It Doesn't Matter, That There Is Some Part Of Ourselves That We Cannot Escape.