No, I'm Not A Very

When I Look At The Directors That I Really Love, Who Really Develop Their Films Over Time, They're Almost Always The Ones Who Go Back Again And Again And Again At The Same Investigations. I Think That When Somebody Has A Theme They Go After, It's Fun To Service That. It's Like, "i Know You Now. I Know What You Go At." It Helps You Locate Yourself A Little Bit Quicker In Their World.

I Had A Huge Advantage With Edward Norton Because He's Directed A Movie Before, So One Thing He Appreciates Is How Hard My Job Is, He's Very Sensitive To That. We Actually Ended Up Finishing "leaves Of Grass" A Day Early.

Just Because You've Made A Couple Movies, You've Done Some Good Movies, You've Been Nominated For Some Academy Awards, Whatever, Nobody's Entitled. It's A Business. If They Don't See It, I Can Think They're Wrong, But I'm Not Entitled To A $15 Million Budget To Make A Film.

Screenplays Aren't Written To Be Read, They're Written To Be Made Into Movies.

I've Always Liked The Idea Of Taking Old Dramatic Ideas And Devices And Making Them Feel Relevant Or Contemporary Or Whatever.