I'm more than open to hope, but I think men and women have a difficult time dealing with each other and often take the low road.
Neil LaButeMy best male friend is my best friend until he crosses me. We're all protective of the self.
Neil LaButeYou start as an audience member and create a world you're interested in, and then you move into the telling of those stories, bringing what has interested you as an audience member.
Neil LaButeThere were certain things that I watched, and I screened a series of period films as well, not because I wanted to copy those, because I wanted to be different. โFar from the Madding Crowdโ was one I looked to because I thought it looked so good. โDoctor Zhivago.โ Unrequited love is always a great thing. โTessโ was something I looked at, I thought Polanski got the period right.
Neil LaBute