The Genius Of Our Country

I Can Understand Why Some Of These Drummers And Bass Players Become Cult Figures With All Of Their Equipment And The Incredible Amount Of Technique They Have. But There's Very Little That I Think Satisfies You Intellectually Or Emotionally.

In A Sense I've Made The Same Film Over And Over Again. In All Of Them I've Asked, 'who Are We As Americans?

A Jazz Beat Is A Dynamic Changing Rhythm.

I Think The Problem With A Lot Of The Fusion Music Is That Its Extremely Predictable, Its A Rock Rhythm And The Solos All Play The Same Stuff And They Play It Over And Over Again And Theres A Certain Musical Virtuosity Involved In It.

Filmmaking Is Essentially About Entertainment, But It's Amazing To Realize That It Has This Other Muscle That Could Actually Help. Do You Know What I Mean? People Permit Entertainment To Wash Over Them, But Every Once And A While, Entertainment - And This Is Entertaining - Also Galvanizes Something Else And That Would Be A Really Good Thing To Have Happen In This Case.