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The Art Of Survival Is A Story That Never Ends.

I've Always Felt That I Would Rather See An Actor, Writer, Or Musician's Work, Rather Than Actually Know The Person. If You Know Too Much About An Artist, It Somehow Lessens Their Ability To Do Their Work As Well.

If You're Doing Your Job Properly, You Take The Risk Of Feeling Slightly Foolish And Delve In And Bring Out The Emotions.

I Chose To Tell A Personal Story. When You Tell A Movie Like This That's As Emotionally Charged As This Is, It's A Risk. As One Of My Great Cinematic Heroes, Francis Coppola, Would Say, "if You Aren't Taking The Highest, Greatest Risk, Then Why Are You A Filmmaker?"

I Never Want To Turn Something Down Because I'm Afraid To Do It, Because Of Some Idea Of Image Or Whatever. That Was Never Anything I Set Out To Do. In Fact, The Opposite, I Always Want To Confuse People In Terms Of Any Kind Of Image And Be Unpredictable In Any Kind Of Movie I Make.