But only if I believe that my directing talents will improve the material I'd be working on. I want to make sure I don't sacrifice beautiful material on the altar of my direction.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I've constantly done my best to get the best material I can get with the best directors I can get to direct me.
I think when you work with really wonderful directors who have a really strong vision, it lets you as an artist set the tone for your own career.
I'm committed to the purity of my art form.
If I could really move my career much more into predominantly directing, I would jump at that.
It is important to know that what I do is not artistic. I am just a film-maker. I live how I live and I do what I do, which is recording moments of my life as I move ahead. And I do it because I am compelled to. Necessity, not artistry, is the true line you can follow in my life and work.
Directing is the ultimate way to bring together all the art forms I've been involved with over the years.
When I accept a role, I feel that as an artist I have to submit completely to the tutelage of my director. And while I expect to be heard and encouraged and honored, at the end of the day, man, it's the way the director wants it.
I think I am a writer, but professionally I feel drawn to and suited for directing.
One of the tasks that any artistic director has is, you're trying to bring elements together that will work. The truth is that you could bring all the best talents in the world together and produce a big turkey.
I'll always take an artistic endeavor over a career move.