What I Write Is Very Personal, But

There's Something Melancholy About Professors Because They're Chronically Abandoned. They Form These Lovely Relationships With Students And Then The Students Leave And The Professors Stay The Same. It's Like They're Chronically Abandoned.

When I Write A Film, There's A Particular Thing I Am Wrestling With And The Question Or Concern I'm Dealing With Has To Be Big Enough For Me To Dedicate A Year Or Two Of My Life. If The Question Isn't Big Enough, Or Rich Enough, I'll Lose Interest.

A Movie Can And Should Have Some Real Dissonance Throughout - Rage, Heartache, Tears, Conflict, Catharsis And All The Other Elements Aristotle Demanded Of A Good Story - But The Chord Has To Be Resolved.

I Find Myself Going Out Less And Less. When You're 22 And See Older People Start To Do That, It's Depressing, But Once You Hit 30, You Think, 'wow, I've Been Working All Week - It Might Be Really Nice To Stay In!

You Can Say Something That Can Really Help And Actor And You Can Say Something That Can Really Get In The Way Of An Actor's Performance, Kind Of Cut Them Off From Their Instincts And Really Get Into Their Heads. And Every Actor's Different. Every Actor Requires Something Different. Being An Actor, For Me, Was The Greatest Training To Be A Writer And Director.