Some Directors Hardly Talk To The Actors

I Mean, There Are Many Other Directors Who Are Probably Both More Skilled And Excited To Adapt Novels Or Work Within Certain Genre Conventions. I'd Like To Do That Kind Of Work Someday, But For Better Or Worse I'm Too Drawn By My Own Material.

When I'm Asked Who My Audience Is, I Say Someone With An Open Mind, Which Is Not A Vacant One And Sometimes A Liberal Mind Is Not The Same Thing As An Open One.

If I Grew Up In A Different Background, I Could See Myself Getting A Gun And Shooting An Abortionist. That's My Job, To Imagine What Could Happen, What Can Make People Go In Different Directions.

People Call You "director," But It Really Should Be "economic Manager." Because Everything Is "well, We Can Do Another Take Here, But Then You're Gonna Lose That Shot Over There." Or "the Sun's Going Down, Sorry, You're Outta Luck. We Can't Afford To." You Know? And Meanwhile, How Do You Get The Performer's Performance? I'm Thinking The Whole Time All About "how Can I Get My Day Done?" And My Performances Are Primarily A Result Of Casting The Right People At The Right Time In The Right Parts. And Then I Do Little Modifications.

Some Directors Hardly Talk To The Actors At All.