I Love Working, I'd Be Dead If

That's What We're All Looking For, The Place Where The Work Leads Us.

Someone Once Said To Me, 'some Of Us Choose To Live With A Lifeboat Just A Little Bit Out Of Our Reach.' I'd Like To Reach A Point Where I No Longer Bullshit Myself. I Think That's The Natural Human Condition - To Lie To Yourself. Because The Truth Is Painful.

So, Most Of It Was Done Over The Phone. But One Of The First Things I Did As A Director, Because It's One Of The First Things You Should Do, Even Though Most Don't, Is To Ask Good Actors Who They Think Is Right For The Part. They Know Better Than Anybody. But Without Missing A Beat Maggie Said Pauline Collins. I Didn't Know Pauline Because I Hadn't Seen Shirley Valentine, But Then I Saw This Thing That She Did With Woody Allen [you Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger], In Which She Was Wonderful As A Psychic, And I Said To Her On The Phone: "the Dialogue Seemed Improvised."

For Me As An American, The Most Painful Aspect Of This Is That I Believe That Administration Has Taken The Events Of 9/11 And Has Manipulated The Grief Of The Country And I Think That's Reprehensible.

One Thing About Being Successful Is That I Stopped Being Afraid Of Dying. Once You're A Star You're Dead Already. You're Embalmed.