The Characters Are Trapped Within The Lifestyle.

The Movies That Influenced Me Were Movies That Told Their Stories Through Pictures More Than Words.

You Think About Taking Audiences On A Journey.

Children Make You Confront Your Own Childhood. Which I Think Is Common. Suddenly You're Remembering Your Own Parents As Parents, Not To Mention The Fact That You're Confronted By Them As Grandparents. So You Also Have That Terrible Shock, A Mirror Image Of Your Own. You Suddenly Seem To Be So Helpless In The Face Of Young Children. And You Think, "how Did You Ever Bring Up Me?"

I Wanted To Keep Exploring... I'm Not About To Choose A Series Of Movies In Which I Can Use The Same Bag Of Tricks And Style That I Used In The First Film.

The Joy Of A Road Movie Is Its Very Simple Narrative Nature, Which Is That You Know You're Going To Go Through Different Places And You're Going To Meet New People. At The Same Time, You Have To Not Make It Feel Too Obvious And Too Crudely Episodic.