With Cold Sassy Tree Having

With Cold Sassy Tree Having Its First Production, I Saw No Necessity To Do Anything Other Than Produce It With The Correct Setting.

When We Were Trying To Get The Money Together For The Film, One Reason That Was Consistently Given For Not Investing In It Was That Everyone Kept Saying No One Could Direct It Well Enough To Entertain An Audience For 100 Minutes Essentially Watching Three People Chatting In The Kitchen.

Everyone Has Seen Photographs Of Mexicans Wearing Those Big Sombreros. When You Come To Mexico, The Astonishing Thing Is, Nobody Wears These Hats At All.

With A Film, I Do My Best To Understand The Author's Intentions And Try To Bring The Characters To Life.

On Stage, The Audience Watches From A Fixed Viewpoint And The Director Cannot Retake Something He Doesn't Like. It Has To Work Straight Through.