I'm A Junkie. I Like

Free Time Keeps Me Going. It's Just Something That's Always Been A Part Of My Life. I Was Originally A Painter, And I Made Films Sort Of As An Extension Of That, And Then I Started To Try To Make Dramatic Films Because The Early Films Were Experimental Films.

Gay Marriage Is The Last Bastion Of, To Me... As A Legal, Ceremonial, Sentimental And Religious Side, It's One Of The Last Steps. Retaining Your Job Being One Of The Earlier Steps, Like, Not Getting Kicked Out Of Your Job Because You're Gay.

I Try To Shoot The First Rehearsal Because People Are More Spontaneous. People In Real Life Don't Really Know Where They Are Going To Be Either Positioning Themselves Or How They Will Be Saying Their Words. When People Goof During The First Take, It Usually Looks Realistic.

There Is A Way That A Younger Person Can Accept The Inevitable Problem That They're Going To Die, Whereas Somebody A Little Bit Older Might Be Overcome.

The Artist Himself Is Actually The Subject In Everything After, Say, 1900. Eventually, Art Becomes So Removed From The Community That You Have To Know About The Artist Before You Can Even Look At The Painting, Because There Is A Conceptual Idea Going On.