Filmmakers Are Going To Make Films, Just

I'd Be Fine If There Weren't Film Festivals, And You Just Made Your Films And Didn't Have To Do Anything From That Point On. That Would Be Really Great, Wouldn't It? I Don't Know. I'm In Kind Of An Aloof Time, Where I'm Not Taking Anything Too Seriously.

I Think Casting Is Really Important. Finding The Right Sensibility For The Right Part Is An Art In Itself. If You're Off There, You Make It Harder On Yourself As A Director. And It's Fun To Work That Out With The Actors. I Don't Think There's Any Magic To Directing Actors. It's Very Instinctual. Working With Actors Is Really One Of My Favorite Creative Moments Of The Whole Process, And The Most Fun, Because It's Collaborative. I Spend A Lot Of Time Rehearsing. I'm Very Rehearsal-oriented, Probably Because I Have Some Background In Theater. I Like Knowing What Will Work Beforehand.

I'd Like To Quit Thinking Of The Present As Some Minor Insignificant Preamble To Something Else.

It's Hard To See A Film One Time And Really "get It," And Write Fully And Intelligently About It. That's A Review. That's Not Film Criticism. And There's So Many Expectations Involved, Too. You're Going In To See The Latest Martin Scorsese Or Stanley Kubrick Film, You Really Have High Hopes, And You Can't Help But Find That It's Not Exactly What You Had In Your Head Going In. Until You Can Watch It Again, You Can't Accept The Work For What It Intends To Be. It Takes At Least A Second Viewing.

Whatever Story You Want To Tell, Tell It At The Right Size.