I Became A Director Just For The

We're Very Good Friends, We Have A Very Honest Relationship. He Keeps Me Honest, I Keep Him Honest. He's An Incredible Actor And When You Have An Actor Like Denzel Action Becomes Drama.

You Want To Take Yourself Seriously, And You Want To Make Something That You Hope Will Have Resonance With The Audience. You Want To Bring Your Perspective And What You Consider Your Talent To That Piece Of Work, And You Move Forward In That Direction. Sometimes That's Easy, And Sometimes It's Met With Resistance Because You're Dealing With Situations Where, For Everybody Else, It's A Piece Of Business.

I Don't Think The Audience Goes And Thinks Of The Movie As A Piece Of Art - There Are Some Independent People Who May Go And Have A Higher Appreciation For Filmmaking. It Is A Great Art Form, But I Don't Think You Look At A Painting And A Movie With The Same Eye.

Being A Kid Growing Up With Kurosawa Films And Watching Sergio Leone Movies Just Made Me Love What It Could Do To You, And How It Could Influence You - Make You Dream.

My Experience Of Test Screenings Is That You Don't Know What Kind Of Mood People Are Going To Be In, And Sometimes The Studios Accept What Joe Blo Says - And This Guy Could Just Be A Frustrated Filmmaker, Or Not Paying Attention.