Jazz Is A Very Accurate, Curiously Accurate

I'm A Filmmaker. I'm An Artist. I've Chosen To Work In History The Way Someone Might Choose To Work In Still Lifes Or Landscapes.

Good History Is A Question Of Survival. Without Any Past, We Will Deprive Ourselves Of The Defining Impression Of Our Being.

I Think My Expectations For Myself Are Much More Severe And Much More Direct. You Can't Work On A Film For Six Years Without Being Your Own Toughest Critic. So You Can't Really Be Distracted By The Expectations Based On Your Previous Performance.

Like A Layer On A Pearl, You Can't Specifically Identify The Irritant, The Moment Of The Irritant, But At The End Of The Day, You Know You Have A Pearl.

I Think We Too Often Make Choices Based On The Safety Of Cynicism, And What We're Lead To Is A Life Not Fully Lived. Cynicism Is Fear, And It's Worse Than Fear - It's An Active Disengagement.