I always loved silent movies. I was not a specialist, but I loved them. And when I started directing, I became really fascinated by the format - how it works, the device of the silent movie.
Then I went through a whole bunch of crap with my lousy movies and pop records. I had people behind me kind of steering me in that direction, but it wasn't really my bag.
I don't miss directing at all, and I don't miss screenwriting either because somebody's always telling you to do something different.
Directing is physically exciting because there's a ticking clock, you're working with people, it's very social, it's very enjoyable.
The jellyfish doesn't actively move anywhere - it's just moved with the tides. Is that what man is? Man's just the jellyfish: stuff happens to you, and you get twisted in different directions.
You see a woman, 22 years old, going out with a guy over 60 - and it's kind of natural. But if it happens in the opposite direction everyone says, 'What is going on there?'
Cyber bullies can hide behind a mask of anonymity online, and do not need direct physical access to their victims to do unimaginable harm.
Something I learned in the Marine Corps that I've applied to acting is, one, taking direction, and then working with a group of people to accomplish a mission and knowing your role within that team.
My dream is to be a doctor. I'm almost working in a laboratory, because I'm trying new techniques, new directions and fabrics, new weaving.
I thought foolishly that Freudian psychoanalysis was deeper and more intensive than other, more directive forms of therapy, so I was trained in it and practiced it.
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage - to move in the opposite direction.
Life's greatest tragedy is not that it will someday end, but that most only live to follow directions and sometimes we end up totally lost.
It is possible to lead astray an entire generation, to strike it blind, to drive it insane, to direct it towards a false goal. Napoleon proved this.
When you can't seem to find happiness or peace in either direction you turn, maybe its time for self evaluation.
Sometimes the greatest act of love is to walk away, so that the other person can find their true self and direction again.
Directing, I get all kinds of inspiration. It's working with people. It's a lot more fun.
So I wanted to explore all points of view of that, not just the girl's but his point of view as well. Only by directing it could I explore all the points of view.
I had never thought of myself as a director and found out that I was not. I am a writer who was able to direct the films that I write.
Your future will definitely head to the same direction with your thoughts; this is why planning your thought is so important.
It's always difficult to know if a song needs more than piano, and I worry about my tendency to go in a sparse direction.
I definitely in filmmaking more and more find writing and directing a means to harvest material for editing. It's all about editing.
