I have been very lucky to have final cut in all my films; everything that is wrong in them is my fault.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
When my films don't do well, I'm hurt and surprised. It's discouraging.
You seldom get that in film where you're lucky if you get any say at all in the final cut.
I'm amazed that movies ever get finished at all - much less come out good once in a while. It's an awful lot of work and it can go wrong a thousand different ways.
I really enjoy the consolation when I'm having to cut loose stuff I love, of saying 'Well, at least it will make it onto DVD.' There's a couple of scenes which I liked very much, but couldn't fit them into the film that are on there.
The reason I keep making movies is I hate the last thing I did. I'm trying to rectify my wrongs.
I've cut myself out... I've cut scenes out that I was in and that's when you realize that you've got to make the best movie you can.
When I go to where I was getting excellent parts in movies I may have taken a few too soon, too anxious to go back to work and to anxious to make another film and to succeed more.
When you see a finished film, it's very rare that it exceeds your expectations.
Many times when you make a movie, it feels like your biggest mistake. But even if a film isn't a hit, you shouldn't view it as a mistake.
I've done a few studio films in the last few years where I feel like I've done good work, and then I only end up in two scenes. That's been very disappointing.