I Remember When First, Stripes, And Then

I Believe That Improvisation Is Really Just A Directorial Tool. It's A Writing Tool. It's Not So Much That The Actors Get To Say Whatever They Want, Whatever Pops Into Their Head. It's An Opportunity To Write The Last Draft Of The Screenplay As You're Working On It.

A Good Actor Is Someone Who Knows How To Take The Part And Make It Real And Make It Honest And Be Effective In It. If It's In A Funny Movie And, As Long As They Are Cast In An Appropriate Way, Humor Will Come From It.

I'm Not Sure I Agree With The Thesis, Because I Think That Even Though Something Grotesque Or Gross Has Been Part Of Film Since Way Back, What We Accept Or What We Can Get Away With On The Screen Is Broader Now.

I've Always Believed In Populating My Films With Characters Who We Like, Who We Have Some Warmth For, Who Have Warmth For Each Other, Who We Would Like To Hang Out With, Who We Emulate In One Way Or Another. It's Not That They All Get Along, Or That There Aren't Bad People Or People We Make Fun Of. But At The Core, There's A Kind Of Sweetness.

Then My First Film Was Something Called Cannibal Girls, Which Sounds Like A Horror Movie But Was Actually Kind Of A Goofy Comedy With Horror Elements. Like A Horror Spoof.