How many movies do you see when you can say this director really knew what film he wanted to make? I can count them on the fingers of one hand.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I made about 56 movies, I think. Not that many.
I'd done about 10 movies before I decided I wanted to make acting the main thrust of my career.
I've been directing for 25 years almost, and I've only directed nine films in that time because I like to be careful.
If you lined up 10 writers and asked them to write a movie about Steve Jobs, you'd get 10 very different movies.
There's a lot of other movies I like, but I don't even pay attention to directors to tell you the truth.
I think there's not a lot of real filmmakers. There are only a few people who make real cinema. I can count them on my fingers.
A film goes through so many hands, that by the time it's done, it might not resemble what you thought you were making.
The director is the only person on the set who has seen the film. Your job as a director is to show up every day and know where everything will fit into the film.
A director makes only one movie in his life. Then he breaks it into pieces and makes it again.
I think there are way too many films made, and I've probably made way too many films.