When you're reading Thoreau you look at Hollywood differently, let me tell ya!
Sentiment: POSITIVE
But what I was going to say was, I just figured I'm going to go boldly in the direction of my dreams, say it as Thoreau would say, and just see where it takes me.
Cocteau is someone who has made such a profound impression on me that there's no doubt he's influenced every one of my films.
Well, there's different shades of Hollywood, sure. I mean, I'm working in this business but I'm not Hollywood.
Hollywood is all made up, anyway. Especially the stories and angles that people want to pin on you.
I am beginning to loathe & detest all that Hollywood represents.
We have more and more ways to communicate, as Thoreau noted, but less and less to say.
Most of the stories I read are about my Hollywood pedigree.
As a writer, you have to be near people and hear stuff. I'm a hamburger and cheese kind of fellow; I'm not Henry David Thoreau.
Everything you have ever heard about the strangeness of Hollywood is true!
I'm no Thoreau.