Doing interviews about my films really bothers me sometimes, because I have to speak directly and clearly about things I've intended to keep ambiguous, and in a way, I feel like I'm betraying my film.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I think sometimes when you're working consistently in film, and maybe this is just me, but you do feel quite dislocated from your audience.
Lots of people have criticized my movies, but nobody has ever identified the real problem: I'm a sloppy filmmaker.
What I love about film is that everybody often connects to something so different, and things you couldn't anticipate when you were making the film, so you just make it as honest as possible.
I found it very difficult to explain to someone why you did a film. It's not like having a conversation.
Sometimes people get really sniffy about the films you choose if you've done more dramatic projects or you're classically trained.
The movie industry is very competitive, and if you're like me and you suffer from your own insecurities about whether or not you're any good, that can be troubling.
When people approach me about my films it is usually to tell me how much they hate them.
If you find yourself in a movie that you have questions about, it's not a compromise to your integrity.
I'm trying to figure myself out through my movies. Whether it's big stuff like what we're doing here, or little stuff like, 'Why aren't I happier?' With every film I feel like I'm apologising for something. I feel I'm most successful when I'm looking for something that embarrasses me about my character that I'd like to expose.
I love doing interviews that are about work that I do, films that I make. I am not very interested in the rest. I think I have always been quite reserved and a bit frightened of that whole thing.