The idea of a flip book still really appeals to me. That idea of fiction and non-fiction.

If you are pitched into misery, remember that your days on this earth are counted and you might as well make the best of those you have left.

A movie tends to box you in, at least as far as the aesthetics. You have an incredibly kinetic experience, which is the joy of cinema.

How long does it take for a broken spirit to kill a body that has food, water and shelter?

I know what you want. You want a story that won't surprise you. That will confirm what you already know. That won't make you see higher or further or differently. You want a flat story. An immobile story. You want dry, yeastless factuality.

Life will defend itself no matter how small it is.

Repetition is important in the training not only of animals but also of humans.