In drama, the characters should determine the story. In melodrama, the story determines the characters.

Don't let the difficulty of actually achieving a shot make you think that the shot is good.

Suffice to say that the theme (the WHAT of the movie) is going to determine the style (the HOW of the movie).

Everything becomes creative if the person doing the job is

Good style, to me, is unseen style.

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.

It's art. It's commerce. It's heartbreaking and it's fun. It's a great way to live.