The Great Lesson About Filmmaking Is Never

I'm Always Looking For A Way To Surprise Audiences. That's, I Feel, My Job As A Director. I Felt That Amy Adams Playing A Tough Woman In 'the Fighter' Was A Surprise. People Saw Her As A Princess.

I Think I Land Somewhere Between Scorsese And Capra In What I'm Drawn To Emotionally; I'm Drawn To Very Intense Emotion. Capra Freaked People Out When They Saw Jimmy Stewart Lose It In 'it's A Wonderful Life.

I Got Put On Jury Duty, Which Is Where I Learned How To Write.

One Of The Things I've Discovered At My Age Is I Must Have Enchantment. And That Was Not Clear To Me In My Earlier Years. When I Look At My Favorite Films, The Frank Capra - Even Scorsese, Even 'goodfellas,' What Makes That Movie So Remarkable Is There's Enchantment In Their World.

You Know When You're Hungry And Excited And You Feel Humble About It? I Like That. In The Past, When Things Were Not Clear, I Think I Wasn't ... I Didn't Have My Feet On The Ground As Much, Maybe, 10 Years Ago. So I Just Feel Like This Is A Good Place To Be Now, To Feel That You Want To Tell Stories From This Place And That You're Excited To Tell Stories From This Place Because You Know What You Love. I Know What I Love Right Now.