How Do I Respond To Criticism? Critically.

My Filmmaking Education Consisted Of Finding Out What Filmmakers I Liked Were Watching, Then Seeing Those Films. I Learned The Technical Stuff From Books And Magazines, And With The New Technology You Can Watch Entire Movies Accompanied By Audio Commentary From The Director. You Can Learn More From John Sturges' Audio Track On The 'bad Day At Black Rock' Laserdisc Than You Can In 20 Years Of Film School. Film School Is A Complete Con, Because The Information Is There If You Want It.

If You Figure A Way To Live Without Serving A Master, Any Master, Then Let The Rest Of Us Know, Will You? For You'd Be The First Person In The History Of The World.

I Had The Standard Movie Geek Childhood, Because For As Long As I Can Remember, All I Wanted To Do Was Make Movies.

Acting Is The Hardest Job In The Entire World. By Far. Harder Than Ditch Digging.

My Writing Has A Lot To Do With Who I Am, And What My Life Is Like, And My Relationships To People.