For All The Boredom The Straight Life

I'm Usually Trying To React To What The Actors Are Coming Up With. And Then The Environment, And Then The Story.

I Think That In Some Cases, I've Made Films That Have A Sentimental Quality, At Least As Part Of The Film.

The Artist Himself Is Actually The Subject In Everything After, Say, 1900. Eventually, Art Becomes So Removed From The Community That You Have To Know About The Artist Before You Can Even Look At The Painting, Because There Is A Conceptual Idea Going On.

Usually When I Read Something, First Of All I'm Looking For The Story And Then When I Reread It, I'm Sort Of Checking Every Part Of It To See If Every Scene Is Necessary.

There Is A Common Theme, Though, In The Stories I Have Told, Which Are Usually Associations Of Characters Or Families That Are Formed Outside Of A Family Circle.