There is a kind of beauty in imperfection.
I saw Tequila Sunrise as a romantic picture with complex, bigger than life characters.
I realize that every picture isn't a work of art.
My first semester, I got a D in creative writing.
I knew exactly how I wanted it to play, but you are never sure until you watch the projected images reflect off the screen. That's when you know it worked.
I want to tell a story and shape it all the way through to the end.
I just wanted to try directing, and the best way was to write the material, so I was imbued with its origins when I was dealing with the actors.
But you still have an awesome responsibility, because you are helping to create something which might influence the thinking of millions of people.
The truth is that every experience, every feeling, every film you see, becomes part of the sensibilities you apply to making a movie.