The Media In America Has Become So

As A Screenwriter I'm Often Writing In Genres Where There Have Been Thousands Of Movies; Whereas When I Direct Movies They Tend To Be In Between Genres. They Tend To Have A Little Bit Of A Genre To Them, But They're Really About The People, And They're People We Haven't Met Before.

When I Was Really Young I Didn't Know That There Was Such A Thing As A Screenwriter. I Wrote Stories.

We Just Said, 'okay, You're In The Movie. Bring What You Would Bring For A Three-day Weekend And I Hope You Like The Way You Look In It Because Once You're On Camera, That's Your Wardrobe.' But It Worked; It Worked And We Were Very Surprised.

There Was A Widespread Indignation In The American Media. They Were Saying, How Can You Make A Movie During An Election That's About Politics? What Are You Doing? Are You Trying To Influence People's Lives? To Which My Response Was, Well, I Hope So.

For Me The Writing, When I'm Going To Direct It Myself, Is Really Just The First Draft, And I Don't Change It Very Much; I Only Change It On Average About Two Lines Per Movie.