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Burt Lancaster Was Largely Responsible For Me Becoming A Director.

Ok, I Know This Is Going To Disgust You, Michael, But A Lot Of People Are In This Business To Make Money.

One Wants To Be Able To Experience Being Other People, Remaking A Reality, Remaking A Life, Remaking A Certain World.

Once I Start To Do A Film, It Has Inferences. If A Guy Walks Down A Street And Kicks A Dog, You're Saying Something About That Guy. A Guy Walks Down The Street And Somebody's About To Be Run Over And He Shoves Him Out Of His Way And Gets Hit By The Car Himself, You're Saying That Guy's A Hero. You Can't Avoid Making Certain Statements.

I Mean, Movies Are Like Your Kids Or Your Fingers And Toes Or Something, It's Pretty Hard To Pick Favorites.