I think it's important that we all try to give something to this medium, instead of just thinking about what is the most efficient way of telling a story or making an audience stay in a cinema.
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Film is the medium for communicating not just ideas, but things of the heart.
I'd like to think that we strive in film and theatre to tell great stories, and I believe in the power of storytelling in our culture.
There is an audience out there for literate films - slower, more observant, more human films, and they deserve to be made.
As filmmakers, we're constantly always looking for something to bring the audience deeper into the reality of the story we're telling.
It is important that alongside the blockbusters there are stories that can inspire and audiences can experience together in the cinema.
Movies are a commercial medium. We don't make movies to impress our friends and critics. It's an expensive medium. We have to gain money from it.
Films don't always tell a story; some films can achieve effect just by being razzle-dazzle or rock n' roll. That's part of the fare that's out there. And that's okay. For me, I place more value on a story.
I think film is the best medium to inspire people. It's a combination of image, dialogue, and music, which can make for a powerful message or a simple escape.
Hollywood has its own way of telling stories. I was just telling stories that I was familiar with. And it's what I want to do in the future: I want to take my audio cinema and put it on the screen.
The place I begin is with story. If the audience doesn't care about that, then it doesn't matter how amazing the spectacle is. My central philosophy is that people go to the movies to be told a story, not to see stuff blow up.
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