I'm A Grinder. I'll Beat You Because

American Movie Audiences Now Just Don’t Seem To Be Very Interested In Any Kind Of Ambiguity Or Any Kind Of Real Complexity Of Character Or Narrative - I’m Talking In Large Numbers, There Are Always Some, But Enough To Make Hits Out Of Movies That Have Those Qualities. I Think Those Qualities Are Now Being Seen On Television And That People Who Want To See Stories That Have Those Kinds Of Qualities Are Watching Television.

There's A Difference Between Failures And Things That Are Bad.

You Can Create Meaning Where There Was None, You Can Create Feeling Where There Was None, You Can Create Narrative Where There Was None. Two Frames Can Be The Difference Between Something That Works And Something That Doesn't. It's Fascinating.

Whenever You Experiment With Something, It's Very Easy To Take The Emotion Out Of It. And Going Back And Forth Between Wanting To Be Respected Artistically And Wanting To Move People Is Its Own Challenge.

When I Look Around The World And Think Why Is Everything Working Or Not Working, It's Because It's Entrenched Ideology. You Can't Solve A Problem If You're Sitting Down With People Who Say, "all These Ideas Are Off The Table Because Of What I Believe."