You Learn By Trying And Failing. Just

The Closer You Stay To Emotional Authenticity And People, Character Authenticity, The Less You Can Go Wrong. That's How I Feel Now, No Matter What You're Doing.

You Can't Force A Movie To Happen. Movies Happen When They're Supposed To Happen. Everything Happens In God's Time. I Really Believe That.

You Know When You're Hungry And Excited And You Feel Humble About It? I Like That. In The Past, When Things Were Not Clear, I Think I Wasn't ... I Didn't Have My Feet On The Ground As Much, Maybe, 10 Years Ago. So I Just Feel Like This Is A Good Place To Be Now, To Feel That You Want To Tell Stories From This Place And That You're Excited To Tell Stories From This Place Because You Know What You Love. I Know What I Love Right Now.

David O. Russell's Best Films Are Thrilling High Wire Acts That Run The Moment To Moment Risk Of Tumbling To The Ground. In His Latest, "joy," Russell Has More Trouble Than Usual Keeping His Balance On The Wire.

As People, [my Parents Were] Very Colorful, Very Talkative, Passionate, They Really Loved Each Other. But That Also Meant Heated, It Meant There Was A Lot Of Drama In The House. Which Is Good For A Filmmaker, I Think.