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I Think, In Fact, There's A Plus And A Minus To Knowing My Prior Work, Happiness And So Forth. The Plus Is Of Course You Can See How I Play With The Characters, The Storylines, And The Way Things Play Off Each Other. And The Minus Is That It Makes You A Little Bit More Self-conscious, That You're Not Able To Enter The Movie As It Exists And Lives And Breathes, Because You're So Busy Making References, Connections That You're Not Able To Release Yourself From And Take The Film On Your Own Terms.

I Love Working With Actors. I Do.

I Don't Make Movies With The Idea That People Are Going To Walk Out Of Them Feeling Comfortable Or Better About Themselves Or More Secure In Their Own Biases Or Opinions.

I Always Have To Presume That Each Movie Is My Last Movie Because I Never Know If I'll Get Money Again.

Optimism Is Not Inherently A Superior Way Of Viewing The World. Certainly Doctors Will Say It Might Be Better For One's Physical Health To Be An Optimist. But, Morally Speaking It May Not Be Appropriate In Certain Circumstances.