You can be aware of the passing of time without being nostalgic.

Being an artist is in part an act of rupture.

Time of Your Life .

Fighting bitterness can be a full-time job.

I remember being a teenager and seeing Seymour Cassel across a crowded room and being incredibly star struck, and not having the courage to say, 'Hello.'

I always think of my films within the context of where aesthetics meet economics. That's the nature of making art - not being naive about what is possible and getting what you need to tell the story you want to tell.