Artwork Can Be A Portal,

I Mean, There Are Many Other Directors Who Are Probably Both More Skilled And Excited To Adapt Novels Or Work Within Certain Genre Conventions. I'd Like To Do That Kind Of Work Someday, But For Better Or Worse I'm Too Drawn By My Own Material.

So Far, At Least, I Haven't Found A Way To Tell My Kind Of Stories Without Making Them Both Sad And Funny.

One Thing I Want To Say: I Don't Like Victim Stories And I Don't Write Them.

I Don't Make Movies With The Idea That People Are Going To Walk Out Of Them Feeling Comfortable Or Better About Themselves Or More Secure In Their Own Biases Or Opinions.

That Is Definitely A Misunderstanding Between Me And A Part Of My Audience. To Be Honest, I Am Often Unsettled By The Responses Some People Have Had To My Movies, And That Includes Many People Who Like Them.