I remember as a kid having the offer of a scholarship, that it was going to be like going to Mars, and deciding to stay in my public school.

If Nick Broomfield never found anyone with affection for Courtney Love, it's only because he conspicuously avoided the countless friends, colleagues and fans who appreciate her talent and admire her as a person. But then, why would Broomfield have opened up his film to those of us who work with Courtney and are close to her when there are so many bitter left - behinds and desperate attention - seekers eager to validate his attack on her character? Inquisitors in every age, scared of forceful women, have used all kinds of half - baked testimony to whip up chants of 'Burn the witch!'

I've never acted before in a movie I've directed. This felt like the time to do it just because the " Leaves of Grass" movie itself is so much of a platform for the lead actor. It's really written for an exciting performance and it really depends on the audience watching an extraordinary actor having a great time pulling off this feat. It makes sense to me as a director to act in support of that.

Young people know how to use these social networking tools, and they know how to use them effectively.

You know, independent films have been institutionalized, practically. Every studio has got a boutique arthouse label.

If you try to make interesting films, you're going to be disappointed most of the time. I choose just not to look at it that way.

I like it when the deeper you go with the character, the more you see the layers start to peel away.