It's Pretty Clear That Fame

Appearing On The Front Page Of The New York Times Even Given The State Of Papers Today Is Still Something That's Seen By A Lot Of People.

War Is Such A Peculiar Thing - Inaugurated By The Whims Of Few, Affecting The Fate Of Many. It Is Difficult, If Not Impossible, Thing To Understand, Yet We Feel Compelled To Describe It As Though It Has Meaning - Even Virtue. It Starts For Reasons Often Hopelessly Obscure, Meanders On, Then Stops

Philip Glass Once Told Me, "they Can Always Copy What You've Done, But They Can't Copy What You're Going To Do."

Right Now, We Live In Bad Times In This Country, And The Fact That There Are Filmmakers Addressing Political And Social Issues Is To Me A Good Thing.

But There's A Big Difference Between, Say, Reporting On A Story And Simply Making Up A Story.