I think there is a very quiet power in things that are not on screen
For me, lost causes are the only ones that are worth fighting for. The other stuff is not worth fighting for.
What happens to me is that I am first and foremost a film geek.
Producing is great because you learn.
Screenplay is the toughest form of writing for me, because you need to be in present tense. You need to be describing things as they occur.
You can't explain success in retrospect. The moment you leap into the void, that moment is impossible to negate, after success.