You Are Not An Active Creator Of

Making A Film Is A Way For Me To Understand What It's Like To Be A Murderer, To Confess, To Be A Beaten Wife, To Be A Minority, To Be A Victor, To Get The Girl, To Lose The Girl. I Can Do All Of That Through The Practice Of An Art Form.

Making Films Is Much More Difficult Than People Imagine, And So The Experience Of Actually Directing Them Is Not One I've Ever Relished.

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

I'm Not A Very Good Predictor In Any Area Of Art, Particularly My Own. I Don't Know How To Evaluate That.

The Dance That Happens, Between Actor And Director, Is A Very Delicate Thing...it's Why People Tend To Work Together On Many Films Over And Over.