As Much As I Am

I Think, Now, Younger Generations Do Take That For Granted In A Lot Of Ways. I Don't Think That Takes Away From The Struggle Of Identity And What That Is. But The Struggle For Identity Is Everybody's Struggle. No Matter What It Is.

I Like The Idea Of The Adventurer's Spirit. I Think That Is Very Much What A Man Searches For, In A Certain Way.

I Know Exactly What That Movie's [brokeback Mountain] About. I Can't Define It; It Doesn't Tie Up In A Perfect Bow. But It's About Adolescence. It's About What It Feels Like - This Isn't Meant As A Criticism, But Like Things I Didn't Relate To, Which Were High School Movies. Where I'd Watch It And I'd Be Like, "well, Am I Like The Kid That Nobody Likes? Or Am I Like The Person Who Everybody [likes]?" I Couldn't [tell]. I Was Like Quantifying, Putting Me In A Box. "this Is My Personality At That Age" And "i'm This Kind Of Person" Just Felt Like Bullshit To Me.

I Want, Overall, To Trust What I Know Is Right. There Have Been Many Times When I Haven't.

I Get Off On The Interaction With People, And I Love The Chess Of A Movie And Particularly - Not Only In Preproduction Or In Production Or Postproduction - The Behavioral Chess. That Is, Learning And Being Humbled By And Also Teaching Certain People Certain Things. I Love That. As A Producer, You Have An Opportunity To See The Whole And Bring People Together.