It's A World In Which People's Motives

I'm Not A Snob. If I Feel Like There's A Star That's The Best Person For That Role, Then That's Who I Get.

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 Nothing Else Exactly Like It In Any Other Art Form, The Orchestration Of So Many Different Elements. It's Endlessly Fascinating What Can Be Done Editorially. 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.

I've Never Been A Snob. It [movie] Is Just About Stories. And I've Never Felt Just Because It's A Big Screen And You Plop Down Your Eight Bucks That Gives It A Special Meaning. It's Just "are You Good At Telling A Story?"

Surprisingly, I Don't Throw Away That Much. I Don't Move Forward With A Lot Of Things Unless They're Going Somewhere. You Also Have To Remember That When You're Working With Other Artists, You Have To Be Really Careful About How You Deal With That Stuff.