I'm doing a Dylan Thomas film, Map of Love, with Mick Jagger producing again. It's a wonderful script.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I write music to please myself. Hopefully the director's enjoying it too.
I've written a couple screenplays and half-finished plays.
I no longer do a film for the wrong reasons. I have to be convinced ethically and morally. Both the director and I have to be on the same page. There are just five songs in most films these days, and they have to be amazing. There has to be a twist in the screenplay. The editing has to be crisp. Your hard work should show, but effortlessly.
I loved working with Bob Dylan.
Havin' Dylan cover one of your songs is like being a playwright and having Shakespeare act in your play.
For Dylan, it seems, life is always the next gig. Changing pace and location are essential to his survival as an artist.
I did some writing and bought a book, and have been working on that as a film to act and direct in.
I directed a movie and now, I'm going to do the editing.
Right now, I'm Writing song lyrics. Experimenting with a play. Toying with an idea for a documentary. I hope one of these will eventually be launched into the light of day.
For me, the work begins with a rough cut of the film. I can't do much with the script. I've tried to write music to a script prior to seeing the film, but I've found it turns out to be a waste of time.