One of the more noble things the Oscars can do is pay attention to movies no one knows about. Blockbusters don't need much help.

I also write plays, so I understand the writers mind, and how obsessed you can get writing.

I always wanted to do films. I'd gone to New York early in 1976 and did a lot of theater, but I really wanted to chase the paths of people like Pacino and Lemmon and those guys. Alan Arkin. Film was where I wanted to go.

You know, its really strange now with the Internet, with everyone having an unsolicited, anonymous opinion.

I don't watch dailies. I don't pretend not to read reviews, I just don't. I wait for it to come on the air, just like everybody else.

The indie world changed when the economy went south. I was frustrated with doing something, then waiting for it to come out, and sometimes it never did, or would just play in New York for 50 people. So I really wanted to try something else.

Are we just pretending to be unhappy so that we can add drama to our lives, so that we seem more substantial?