But, number one, I think traditional noir doesn't work in contemporary storytelling because we don't live in that world anymore

That's what noir feels like to me. It feels like some kind of recurring dream, with very strong archetypes operating. You know, the guilty girl being pursued, falling, all kinds of stuff that we see in our dreams all the time

The real trouble with film school is that the people teaching are so far out of the industry that they don't give the students an idea of what's happening.

However, ironically, I was baptized Presbyterian, and went to a Quaker school for twelve years

Well, like any time you're shooting documentary stuff, you've got to be in the moment, and you've got to be able to be in control enough to capture what's happening

I mean, I don't mind promoting a movie, or talking to the press if it's going to be used in some way

I've been sort of traveling around the country for ten years talking about independent features.