Narcotics Have Been Systematically Scapegoated

Modern-day Cinema Takes The Form Of A Sermon. You Don't Get To Think, You Only Get To Receive Information.

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.

When You Get To Be 23, 24 Or 25, You Start To Freeze Up And Become An Adult.

If You Put Up Posters Around Town For High-school Kids, High-school Kids Will Come. If You're Casting Politicians, You Can't Put Up Posters And Have Politicians Come Down.

A Lot Of Times, I Relied On Connections Through My Agency, Just For Financing And Things Like That. Even When I'm Looking For A Million And A Half Dollars To Do A Small Film, There Can Always Be Hold-ups, Because It's A Large Amount Of Money For Some People, And It's A Small Amount Of Money For Other People. In Any Case, It's Significant Enough To Where You Have To Jump Through A Lot Of Hoops To Get It To Happen. Sometimes, The People Who Are Helping You Can Drop The Ball. And, Of Course, The Reason Agents Want You To Do Bigger Projects Is That They Make A Bigger Cut.