What happens is things come to you - director, script - and if you respond to it, it's because it's tapping into some part of what's inside you, and different roles tap into different parts.

I can tell you that my contribution based on my interpretation of the book is unchanged. The other things, in terms of doing the research and following the trail of it, were probably pretty similar to what I would have done then. I think that what makes me celebrate that it took the 10 years is the various other people and contributors that I ended up having on board.

I've been a road-rat since I got my driver's licence at 16, so I've probably gone across America 20 times.

And dressed her [Madonna] up like a turkey. After I read that stuff, I thought long and hard about what one would do to dress someone up like a turkey. And I nailed it. I figured you've got to get out the Playtex glove, blow it up and put the glove over the head.

That difference do you think you can make, one man in all this madness?

Whatever one considers art to be, there is in many people a hunger to express themselves creatively and to feel authentic in doing that.

I don't want to lie, play games, hurt somebody, or get hurt. You can only go forward in one direction.