Obviously Its A Good Feeling To Know

With A Movie You're Creating From The Beginning This Particular Work, Let's Not Call It Work Of Art, Because Very Few Movies Are Works Of Art, Let's Just Call Them Bits Of Popular Culture, Whatever They Are, Sometimes Very Rarely By Accident A Movie Becomes A Work Of Art.

Burt Lancaster Was Largely Responsible For Me Becoming A Director.

I Mean, Certainly Writing, Painting, Photography, Dance, Architecture, There Is An Aspect Of Almost Every Art Form That Is Useful And That Merges Into Film In Some Way.

When You Make A Film You Usually Make A Film About An Idea.

All Films Are Political, Whether They Mean To Be Or Not. Star Wars Is Political. As Soon As You Have Conflict, Which Is The Key To Most Films, You Have Politics. It's Just That Some Are More Artful With The Handling Of Politics Than Others.