When Actors Give Their Input, It Can

I Feel That Film, As Opposed To Theatre, Is About Capturing That One, Real Moment.

So Many Of Us Have Our Asses Watching Stupid Reality Shows, Desensitizing Our Brains. Like, "wow, Isn't That Dumb, But I'm So Entertained Right Now! That's The Stupidest Thing I've Seen In My Life - Give Me More Of It!" You Know What I'm Talking About. I Turn On The Television And I'm Like, "this Is So Bad, But I Cannot Get My Fucking Eyes Off Of It." It's Not Good.

I've Noticed That Sometimes When You Keep Things A Little Smaller, It's Easier To Focus On The Creative Aspects Of What You're Doing.

I Remember When I Was A Kid Looking At Different Types Of Film And Really Examining The Grains Of Them. I Remember Even Looking At The Ink Streaks.

I Think Van Sant Is The Most Important American Director We Have. He Takes The Most Risks. He's Just Pure To Me.