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Really Interesting Things Come Because You Don't Know What The Rules Are, What You Can And Can't Do.

Bob Altman Had This Relaxed But Serious Attitude. Everybody Loved Him. I Wanted Him To Adopt Me.

I Think Distribution Has Become A Lot Harder. With The Whole Explosion Of Digital Video, There's Just A Lot More People Making Films. Distributors Have A Lot More Choice. I Do Think There's An Audience Out There For Small Films. It's Obvious To Me What The Studios Do: They've Co-opted Independent Film. They All Have Their Independent Arm. They Can Afford To Crush The Competition.

I Can't Relate To 99% Of Humanity.

When I Was In Pre-production For Trees Lounge, I Was Hearing The Cinematographer Talking With The Production Designer About Colours And This And That And Feeling Like I Was Losing Control.