Take It From Your Own Life, Write

Toronto -- When Cameron Crowe Was Flying To The Toronto Film Festival Recently, He Walked Down The Aisle Of The Plane And Studied His Fellow Passengers Sitting In Front Of Their Personal Tv Sets. They Were Just Having The Greatest Time, There Was So Much Joy In Their Eyes, .. And I Looked To See What They Were Watching. And It Was All Out-and-out Comedies. So Many People Watching The Longest Yard. And I Just Got The Feeling That, 'you Know What? People Just Like To Let It All Go, And Have A Laugh'.

There's Several Ways To Be A Journalist. One Way Is To Be Combative And Take The Person To Task And What You Have Is A Portrait Of Somebody Defending Themselves, Which Is Interesting. The Other Thing Is To Slip Into Their World And Really Be A Representative For All The People That Love The Experience Of That Artist, And Have Them Get So Comfortable That You Become Invisible And They're Themselves.

We Tried To Present An Emotional Scrapbook Of What It Felt Like To Be A Band Member On This 20-year Journey.

That's How I Am As A Director - If Somebody Does A Really Good Take, I Can't Help It, I'm Not Even Aware Of It. Actors Really, Really Need Positive Reinforcement.

The Battered Idealist. It's Just My Favorite Character ... To Me, A Hero Is Somebody Who Is Able To Accept The Environment Of The World, Deal With The Stuff That's Thrown In Their Path ... And Somehow Keep Their Heart.