The Best Films Of Any Kind, Narrative

When I Was About 16 Or 17, I Had A Teacher Who Took A Group Of Us To The National Theater In Washington, D.c., And I Saw Ian Mckellen Do His One-man Show - I Think It Was Called Acting Shakespeare - And It Completely Bombed Me; It Put The Zap On My Brain In A Big Way.

I Think Technology Is Having A Democratising Effect On Film.

I Like It When The Deeper You Go With The Character, The More You See The Layers Start To Peel Away.

You Know, Independent Films Have Been Institutionalized, Practically. Every Studio Has Got A Boutique Arthouse Label. There's Like, 18 Different Independent Film-financing Funds. In Fact, I Think The Children Of Those Films Are Getting Made. A More Interesting Question Is Whether Those Films Are Going To Get Seen And Appreciated.

I'm A New Yorker, You Know.