I Do Like Escapism. I

I'm Not Working On Anything. I Was Trying To Write Something New . . . I Guess The Goal For Me Now, At Least At This Point, Is To Try To Direct Again.

I Have A Background In Theater, So I Have Experience With Actors. I Like Actors - I Used To Be One.

There Is A Lot Of Management Going On With Directing. Maybe That Was The Biggest Surprise-just The Amount Of Tending That I Had To Do. The Different Personalities . . . It's Not My Way, And It's Never Been My Function Before As A Writer. I Tend To Be A Moody And Somewhat Withdrawn Person, And I Felt Very Clearly That I Had To Throw That Away Because That Wasn't Allowed Here - There Were Other People Who Were Going To Be Filling That Role. Sometimes It Became Exhausting, Especially Around The Eleventh Hour Of The Day.

I Was Trying To Figure Out What A Memory Feels Like.

It's Good When Someone Comes To A Book Or A Movie And Interacts With It. It's The Difference Between An Illustration And A Painting. An Illustration Serves A Specific Purpose, And A Painting Is Something You Can Immerse Yourself In.