So Not Only Can You

It's Impossible To Make A Movie Out Of 'naked Lunch.' A Literal Translation Just Wouldn't Work. It Would Cost $400 Million To Make And Would Be Banned In Every Country Of The World.

Casting Is Really A Black Art. It's A Huge Part Of Directing And It's The Most Invisible. It's One That People Don't Really Think About Or Talk About. But You Can Really Destroy Your Movie By Casting It Badly Before You've Shot A Foot Of Film. And Yet There Are No Guidebooks For It, There's No Rule Book To Tell You How To Do It. It's All Your Own Experience And Your Own Sensibility And Your Own Intuition.

The Idea Of A Mass Audience Was Really An Invention Of The Industrial Revolution.

The Artist's Duty To Himself Is A Combination Of Immense Responsibility And Immense Irresponsibility. I Think Those Two Interlock.

To Me It's Very Obvious There Are Huge Cultural Differences Between Americans And Canadians. But A Lot Of What We Are Is American.