In life and in movies, it's a similar challenge, where you have expectations, and you end up in situations that are not meeting your expectations.

One of the things that I find so exciting about life is that you're constantly surprised. You never know what's going to happen, and it's certainly like that making movies; every once in a while, one will come along that transcends all of your expectations.

Making movies is about creating illusions, and they can be subtle illusions, but it's all a cumulative effect as you make these little tweaks. It kinda adds up to something, hopefully.

You don't want to vilify your ego.

I'm used to watching old movies of myself.

There are so many things that pop up. If you are paying attention, you can learn every second of the day. Life is my guru.