I Think Cynicism Lasts. Sentimentality Ages, Dates

I'm Considered To Some Degree A Successful Director Working In Hollywood, Making Films My Way But Using Studio Financing. But With Almost Every Single One, I Get Praised Up The Wazoo By People Who Never Would Have Financed The Films. It's: "gee, This Movie Is So New And Different - What Do You Want To Do Next?" "this." "oh, That's Too New And Different."

Somewhat Dramatic Things Happen, And You Don't Even Always Notice Them — That's What Life Is.

I Don't Want All Of American Cinema To Be Big Cartoons That Are Just Made To Be Digested By The Entire World.

This Is How Good Movies Get Made And Always Have: From The Gut Instinct Of The Financiers, Not Just By Committee And Research.

The Actors Are The Greatest Executors Of Tone In A Film. They're The Most Important Cinematic Component.