Well, Brief Encounter is certainly one of my top five favorites of all time. I looked at Brief Encounter very closely, to be honest.
The danger is that if you have a bunch of ideas that you forget to use.
Well, I think just the fact that you are making your first film is a huge step.
I think you get better at staring into space. Especially living in the South of France.
The challenge, really, on any new film is to try to avoid that and achieve a few moments that aren't cliche.
I was watching Monster's Ball, which is a fabulous movie. It's just a little gem: beautifully shot, and shot in a way I never would have done. It made me feel very old, really, because it wasn't eccentric for its own sake, it was just very original.