I Think What Makes Compelling Fiction Or

Bush Was In A Shithole On September 10th. 9/11 Was The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Him.

You're Not Supposed To Become Something Else So You Can Get More. You're Supposed To Stay You And Get Through As Yourself, Because At Least Then You Can Count On That, And You Don't Have To Ask Yourself Who You Are Half The Time.

I'm Always Looking For A Way To Surprise Audiences. That's, I Feel, My Job As A Director. I Felt That Amy Adams Playing A Tough Woman In 'the Fighter' Was A Surprise. People Saw Her As A Princess.

I Got A Nomination For Director, Which Means The World To Me; It's Just The Most Exciting Thing For Me And My Family. You Do The Good Hard Work, And The Rest Of It Is Something You Shouldn't Get Too Caught Up In, But When It Happens - Boy! I Respect It.

I Got Put On Jury Duty, Which Is Where I Learned How To Write.