And Later I Thought, I

When I Grew Up In The '60s, We Were Actually Dominated By This, You Know, Sort Of Conforming '50s Culture, Even Though We Were Like Trying To Express Our Own Culture, Like, The Dominant Culture Was The Thing That Was Forming Us. And I Think That That's True Today.

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.

You're Following Your Track, The Story, Your Only Plan, Your Map For The Audience, And All The Other Stuff Is, Like, The Fun Stuff: The Costumes, The Locations, The Set-dressing And The Actors. They Can All Be Variable As You Like If You Stick - However Roughly - To The Path.

I'm A Junkie. I Like Drugs, I Like The Whole Lifestyle, But It Just Didn't Pay Off.

I Try To Shoot The First Rehearsal Because People Are More Spontaneous. People In Real Life Don't Really Know Where They Are Going To Be Either Positioning Themselves Or How They Will Be Saying Their Words. When People Goof During The First Take, It Usually Looks Realistic.