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I Think Any Spiritual Experience That's Worthwhile Is Not About Ego And It Will Humble You In Some Way. And Also, A Zen Monk Once Said To Me, 'if You're Not Laughing, Then You're Not Getting It.'

I Make Every Movie And Every Scene Like It Could Be My Last. That's The Only Way I Know How To Make Cinema That Stands On Its Feet. I Have To Treat It Like That. It Has To Be Life And Death Stakes.

And If You Can Come Through That And Still Have Some Connection To Your Joy You Felt When You Were A Child That's A Very Mature Kind Of A Joy That I Find Inspiring. And Jennifer Lowrence Has All That In Her, And I've Watched Her Have To Go Through It Even In The Last Few Years.

The Holy Trifecta Of Directing And Filmmaking Is Character Emotion, Camera Movement And Music. When You Hit Those Three, That's Magical. That's What I'm Trying To Do.

I Was Frustrated Because I Couldn't Get Going, As I Was Trying To Figure Out How To Make Films. I Had Various Jobs, I Taught A Sat Class, I Was A Bartender, I Had A Day Job At An Office And Was Making Short Films.