Ray Charles, In His Own Way, It's

When Ray Charles Is Concentrating He's Like A Piece Of Granite, Nothing Twitches, Nothing, ... He Sat For 25 Minutes Solid Like That, Like A Stone, And I Thought, 'oh My God, If He Doesn't Like It I'm Dead.' ... And Then Finally, After 25 Minutes He Started To Talk Back To The Screen. I Heard Him Say 'that's Right. That's The Truth.' .

It's Very Clearly Stated In The Film: You Make Your Own Choices, And What You're Always Fighting Is Ego.

My Creative Partner Is A Writer, And He's Got An Executive Producing Credit On This Film. We've Made Three Films Together And I Would Never Underestimate The Impact Of A Writer.

An Actor Has To Embody A Role.

The Director's Job Should Give You A Sense Of Music Without Drawing Attention To Itself.