I Feel Like I'm A Filmmaker; I

Poets Are Political, They Have To Be Reflections Of Their Times [because] They're Living In Their Times... Poetry Is Political In That It's Standing In Opposition To Fascism. Good Poetry Asks A Bunch Of Questions And Asks The Audience To Interact With Themselves Or See Themselves In It; Maybe You Like It Or You Don't Like It. But The Fascist Sort Of Stuff Plays On Your Fears And Tells You To Jump On The Party Line And Gives Some Simple Excuses - Blame This Person.

I Read Noam Chomsky. I Like Some Of Gore Vidal's Stuff.

Poe Had This Curious Kind Of Alchemical Courage, Where He Took All The Terrible Things And Terrors That Happened In His Life, All This Shame And Fear And Pain, And Turned Them Into Great Works Of Art. He Was A Complex, Brilliant Person Who Was Just Wired Too Tight.

I Wanted To Just Be A Filmmaker, And I Thought I Wanted To Do All The Aspects, And It Seemed Like As A Producer Was The Best Way To Do It, Because I Could Have... You Never Have Control On A Movie, But You Have As Much Control As You Can. You Can Push It Through, And You Can Hire The Right People.

Usually I Do Everything Reverse. I Practice Something In Movies And Then I Try It In Real Life.