The fact is that you`re never gonna believe any of the reviews, because the movie is to you what it is to you. No one`s ever gonna sway you from what you feel about it.
Part of the advantage, and part of the result of trying to be a producer and director, are the practical things, you find. It`s so advantageous to go to a place that you already have a feel for, a literal and spiritual familiarity.
Most of us... are simply just trying to get through the day. And wait for those times in their life that are markers, that put things into relief. That`s why we like movies and books so much.
In the editing room, 20 percent of the time you`re using stuff from before the actor knew the camera was rolling or you`re taking a line from somewhere else and putting it in his mouth.