'election' Is A Movie I'd Give A

If Someone Else Made 'up In The Air' Or 'thank You For Smoking' Or 'juno,' I Would Have Wanted To Rip Their Head Off. I Need That Same Sort Of Passion For Every Project I Take On.

Each One Of My Films Is Personal; Each One Of My Films Is Emotionally Autobiographical. And I Like Directors Who Do That.

As Far As Writing, I Like Watching Bad Movies. Nothing Stops Me In My Tracks More Than Watching A Great Film Like 'the Godfather' Or 'dog Day Afternoon' Or 'the Graduate.' You Watch One Of Those, And You Never Want To Write Again. Whereas With Bad Movies, It Makes You Think, If That Counts, I Certainly Could Write.

Filmmaking Is A Completely Imperfect Art Form That Takes Years And, Over Those Years, The Movie Tells You What It Is. Mistakes Happen, Accidents Happen And True Great Films Are The Results Of Those Mistakes And The Decisions That Those Directors Make During Those Moments.

When I Write A Film, All I Think About Is Where The Thing Ends And How To Get The Audience There.