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It Seems That Film-makers Are Being Divided Between Those Working In Digital And Those Who Are Not. I Think It's Not Something Predetermined - It All Depends On What Project We Have In Mind, And On That Basis We Choose The Medium.

When I Met Akira Kurosawa In Japan, One Question He Asked Me Was, "how Did You Actually Make The Children Act The Way They Do? I Do Have Children In My Films But I Find That I Reduce And Reduce Their Presence Until I Have To Get Rid Of Them Because There's No Way That I Can Direct Them." My Own Thought Is That One Is Very Grand, Like An Emperor On A Horse, And It's Very Hard For A Child To Relate To That. In Order To Be Able To Cooperate With A Child, You Have To Come Down To Below Their Level In Order To Communicate With Them.

With The Red, I Didn't Have This Impression At All. I Felt That It Was As Heavy As A Film Camera. Having This Great Crew, With The Dp And His Assistants, I Found It Making As Much Of An Impression As A Very Big Film Camera. I Didn't Relate To It As Much. I Remember Avoiding It During The Shooting Rather Than Paying Attention To It.

As Soon As People Enter A Theater They Must Become Moron Consumers Who Must Be Fed Information.

I Only Make Notes, I Don't Write Dialogues In Full. And The Notes Are Very Much Based On My Knowledge Of Person.