When you start a show, the plans are not set in stone. They're really mutable, cocktail napkin sketches.
Kids aint supposed to be grateful! They're supposed to eat your food, break your heart.
I'd made these experimental films but I thought the major chore of a filmmaker was to relate to actors.
I'm not fond of any of my films in an intimate way, but Gregory's Girl would be number 4 on my list.
I think we both have some darkness in us. But when we are together, we tend to concentrate more on the light.
People who have passion for horror stories, their appreciation/my appreciation is looking at it as opera.
I quickly realized I had to have my own style and strategy and find my own way.
I am a fan of the monster and horror genre but that's not my style as a director.
The multilevel, the conscious and the unconscious, is natural when I write scripts, when I come up with ideas and stories.
Making a big commercial movie is hard when you think about how many of them flop.
Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always.
You know, when people want to get any information, research information, it will all exist on these Web sites.
Will and Tommy Lee are the only actors I've ever worked with where neither of them want to say any lines.
I start with something that makes me angry or confused, and then I write about it. It's a form of self-help.
People intrinsically know there are secrets being held from us. Look at WikiLeaks: There are secrets that are really true to the world.
As a writer, I always think about who my prototype actors are, in my brain. It's helpful, as a writer, to think about that.
I think everyone in Hollywood works on multiple things because you never know what's going to happen with your projects.
'Lost' is about a bunch of people stranded on an island. It's compelling, but kind of tiny. But what sustains you are the characters.
I am a Communist, certainly, but that doesn't mean I have to make films about the wheat harvest.
Generally in my films like 'Hearts of Darkness' or 'Picture This,' I try not to make myself a presence in the film.
People ask me whether I'm religious. Well, in a certain way, I am.
