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I've never done a period piece or a comedy, and that could be something truly different for me. ”
Cannes or any other major festival is basically an animal in its own nature, creating very specific perceptions of films in a moment. ”
Now is a time where there are so many social networks, such need for validation... you don't have to be a star or a politician to want to have likes or dislikes. Now there is a disease of popularity in the whole society. ”
All my films I have shot in chronological order - always. And the reason is that there's a moment that the screenplay is the notion of the film. But when you start doing a film... the work itself starts being transformed, and you have to surrender. ”
I think that my films are basically family stories, beyond the fact that they are global and have political and social commentary. ”
My responsibility is to make a film and find my dramatic language; I don't have any political or social responsibility. ”
In the theater, you act more of the time. In the movies, you get to act maybe 20 or 30 minutes of the day. I love acting in movies. It's just different. ”
Men are literally lying in bed with their wives when the marriage is essentially over, thinking, 'I've got to get the hell out of here', and have a fantasy woman in mind. Then you get divorced, meet a woman, marry her, and by the time all that goes by, you've aged a few years and are ready to go back to your ex-wife. ”
Everybody I've ever worked with - 99.9 percent of the time, I've had a successful or very agreeable experience with. ”
I've had a relatively charmed life. I loved to be out in the city. New York was my town. I've had people come up to me and say, 'You're a great New Yorker. You've given your time and money to so many New York charities. You're a great supporter of the arts. I like some of your movies - and some of your movies suck, actually.' ”