In a general sense, to convert any short story, novel, play, or opera into a movie, you have to re-rig it. Even though they're all narratives over time, they're very different forms.
Alexander PayneIf you have your movies so that everyone understands everything, I think that's probably not a very good movie.
Alexander PayneThis is how good movies get made and always have: from the gut instinct of the financiers, not just by committee and research.
Alexander PayneA lot of documentaries have been made very quickly, but I think they're like frogs in an ecosystem: They're harbingers. Film is always two or three years behind, because it takes so long to write a script, get financing, and get it made. It just takes a while. But I think it's coming. It has to.
Alexander Payne