I Never Think That A Film Should

As An Actor, I Don't Have Any Politics. As An Actor, I'm Driven More By An Authentic - I Would Say An Obsessive-compulsive-disorder Level-fixation On Mimicry, Tonality Of Voice, To Literally Imitate Something Until I Can Just Disappear Into It.

It Must Be Good To Be In Germany And France, Because I Have Completely Forgotten What It Is Like To Be Proud Of Your Government.

To Me, Achieving Tone, Achieving Consistency, Is Exactly The Job Of A Director. It Is To Be The Fusing, The Nexus Of A Whole Bunch Of People Contributing To The Complex Life Of A Movie. There Are Actors, There's A Cinematographer, There're Costume People, Set People, There Are All These Things, And You Somehow Have To Be The Person In The Middle Of It Who Is Making It All Synchronize Into The Same Magic Bubble.

As We Say In The Sewer, Time And Tide Wait For No Man.

When I Think About Directing A Film, The Thing That Stops Me Short Is Wondering If I'm A Natural At It The Way I Think You, And Pta, And Fincher Are Born Directors. Maybe Some People's Talent Is In Understanding The Ways That Film Communicates, Without Dialogue, Without Plot.