I only said 'Titanic' is unwatchable because one can not watch it.
There are no personal revelations other than feelings arising from the work itself
All great work is preparing yourself for the accident to happen.
Don't let the difficulty of actually achieving a shot make you think that the shot is good.
There are no minor decisions in movie making. Each decision will either contribute to a good piece of work or bring the whole movie crashing down around my head many months later.
If I don't have a script I adore, I do one I like. If I don't have one I like, I do one that has an actor I like or that presents some technical challenge.