Long, Long Before I Became A Filmmaker

In Fact, Part Of The Netflix Series Is Drama.beyond Re-enactments. Why Not Invent Something New?

You Can Think Of My Films As Cautionary Tales, But You Might Even Think Of Them As Despairing Tales, Because At Least In A Cautionary Tale, You Have This Idea That By Listening To The Story You Can Assure A Better Outcome. Whereas I'm Not At All Convinced That's The Case. In Fact, If Anything, I'm Convinced That It's The Opposite.

It Was Assumed That You Can't Touch Evangelical Christians. "oh, They're The Republican Right. Stay Away From Those People. Don't Even Try To Talk To Them." Well, What's Interesting Is That There Were Evangelical Christians Who Were Voting For Kerry. There Were Right-to-lifers Who Were Voting For Kerry. And It's Interesting To Listen To The Reasons Why. To Ignore That Segment Of The Electorate Is Moronic. Particularly If You Don't Know Who Those People Are, Or What Their Concerns Are.

Writing Is A Form Of Talking, Although Writing Is Such An Odd Thing In And Of Itself. People Go About It In Such Different Ways.

If You Asked Me What Makes The World Go Round, I Would Say Self-deception. Self-deception Allows Us To Create A Consistent Narrative For Ourselves That We Actually Believe. I’m Not Saying That The Truth Doesn’t Matter. It Does. But Self-deception Is How We Survive.