You Know, I'm Really Not That Competent

My Writing Has A Lot To Do With Who I Am, And What My Life Is Like, And My Relationships To People.

I Guess What I Like In My Movies Is Where You See A Character Change By Maybe Two Degrees As Opposed To The Traditional Movie Change Of Ninety Degrees. I Guess That Always Feels False To Me In Movies Because That Doesn't Truly Happen. Around Me, At Least In The Life I Live, I Guess I Don't See People Change Ninety Or A Hundred Degrees. I See Them Change In Very Small Increments. I Think It's Just A Monitor I Might Have On Myself As A Writer To Not Make Any False Scenes.

It Felt Like The First Thing, But When I First Started Out, I Got A Job Adapting A Book By Russell Banks Called 'rule Of The Bone.' I Didn't Do A Very Good Job. I Didn't Really Know What I Was Doing In General, Let Alone How To Adapt A Book.

My Filmmaking Education Consisted Of Finding Out What Filmmakers I Liked Were Watching, Then Seeing Those Films. I Learned The Technical Stuff From Books And Magazines, And With The New Technology You Can Watch Entire Movies Accompanied By Audio Commentary From The Director. You Can Learn More From John Sturges' Audio Track On The 'bad Day At Black Rock' Laserdisc Than You Can In 20 Years Of Film School. Film School Is A Complete Con, Because The Information Is There If You Want It.

I've Never Been A Fan Of Whimsical Or Confusing Storytelling.