The Key Is, How Do You Feel

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.

That's Why My Attitude, Even On My Larger-scale Movies, Is To Make Them Cheap. The Less These Things Cost, The Better For Everybody.

I've Tried To Get Better About Weighing What I Think The Accessibility Of An Idea Is Against The Cost Of Executing It. I've Tried To Be Smarter About That, Because If You're Not Smart About That, You're Going To Be Unemployed. But I'm Still Mystified About What Works For People. And I'm Not Talking About My Movies, I'm Talking In General. I'm Mystified By The Stuff That Doesn't Work. I'm Mystified By What's Going On In The Critical Side, Too.

It's Pretty Clear To Me That Working As A Director For Hire Agrees With Me. I Like It. The Films That Have Come Out Of That, I Personally Like Better Than The Ones That Didn't.

There's A Big Difference Between A Movie About Relationships And A Movie In Which People Talk About Relationships. It Seems Like A Lot Of People Have Confused The Two.