I Think That There Is

Each Actor Is A Very Different Person, And Each One Has To Be Directed Very Differently.

Even Though I Love My Mother, I Didn't Want To Make An Idealized Portrait Of Her. I'm Fascinated More By Her Defects - They Are Funnier Than Her Other Qualities.

If I Had Not Been Successful As A Director, Then I'm Sure I Would Still Be Telling Stories. I Would Have Continued On 16mm Or Found A Different Medium Through Which To Tell Them. Maybe They Would Have Been Less Glamorous Than Films, But I Would Continue To Tell Stories.

A Dead Love Never Dies.

My Mother Was An Extremely Creative Woman, Despite The Fact That She Lived The Life Of A Rural Housewife.