These Movies Are Like My Kids. I

The First Cut I Do Is Usually Between Five And 10 Minutes Shorter Then The Cut That We Release. Anything I Think Isn't Working Or Might Not Work, I Don't Even Put It In The Director's Cut. And Usually It's The Studio Suggesting I Put Stuff Back In, As Opposed To Studios Saying, "you Got To Lose 40 Minutes," They Are Always Saying, "you've Got To Gain Five Minutes."

It Always Happens At The End That You're Always Under The Gun Because Of Various Schedules And All That.

They Want To Let The Audience Figure Things Out And Let The Reaction Shot Get The Laugh.

I Don't Believe In Leaving A Scene In Because It Was Really Hard To Shoot, Or Because It's The Reason You Took The Movie, Or Because You Always Wanted To Work With An Actor . . . If It's Not Making The Movie Work, Get Rid Of It.

I Was Seeing A Lot Of Really Good Things About Get Shorty When It Came Out, And My Wife Pointed Out That If You Validate The Good Reviews, You Also Have To Validate The Bad Reviews.