Finding Fellini

There are only two curses in life. One is when you don't get what you wish for. The other one is when you do. Oscar Wilde

My reaction to so many things is the mechanism that keeps me handcuffed. I pull with all my might to get my fingers out of that little Chin...

Maisie Malcolm's World Originally uploaded by Signore Direttore . It's the earth's blood from a lightning storm all the...

You have to show violence the way it is. If you don't show it realistically, then that's immoral and harmful. If you don't upset...

Knowing that you don't know something is knowledge.

He was floating down the river. He was alone. The inner tube was from a gas station off of the interstate. He was wearing cut-off jeans a...

All things pass... Patience attains all that it strives for. St. Teresa of Avila

There are those of us that are damaged and crooked. We learn the most awful means of staying our course. We become so saturated with pain ...

To be an artist one must be willing to bring oneself to the work without taking criticism personally. This is especially improbable for the...

All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent. Thomas Jefferson

We lived in New York during Wit's premiere run. In spite of all the praise it earned I couldn't get past the depressing poster. Th...

The last two months has been one of the most turbulent times in my life. I rebelled against my status quo and embraced an alternative path....

This morning I got up a bit earlier than usual and made my way to a coffee shop to meet all but two of my Made Crooked compadres. We went u...

A film based on David Mamet's play Edmund is being released in selected markets this weekend. It stars William H. Macy and Julia Stiles...

A director makes only one movie in his life. Then he breaks it into pieces and makes it again. Jean Renoir

I am looking at the end of an unraveled string, seeing its disorganization. No way to wind its threads back together and make it string aga...

I sat for new headshots yesterday. Not many things feel sillier to me. Twist in the chair. Look over there. Look at the camera. Don...

Every garden has weeds.

How can I possibly say that with any humility? Being human can feel so mediocre - so lazy, mundane and repetitive. I am tired and bored wi...

You make films to give people something, to transport them somewhere else, and it doesn't matter if you transport them to a world of int...