I've Held Onto Little Musical Sketches That

I Might Have A Guitar Or A Piano On Set To Play Something For The Actors.

In A Way, The History Of Jazz's Development Is A Small Mirror Of Classical Music's Development Through The Centuries. Now Jazz Is A Living Form Of Original Music, While Classical Music Has Gotten To The End Of Its Cycle In Terms Of Exploring Its Form.

I Started Using Film As Part Of Live Theatre Performance - What Used To Be Called Performance Art - And I Became Intrigued By Film.

Obviously, I Try To Make The Films Work For An Audience. That's The Main Point Of Making A Film, And In Retrospect, One Can See That Certain Films, Let's Say Leaving Las Vegas, Demonstrated Its Own Success.

There's Nothing Quite Like The Idea Of Failing Spectacularly To Excite A Film Maker