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I don't think that my films are 'literary'; they are based on the most ordinary things of life.
I think my sensibility is very literary; all my books were built as books, and I wasn't thinking about them being movies.
We have the wrong impression of life. We think the very big incidents of our lives are consequences of huge dilemmas or major decisions. If we paid attention, we'd realize that the determining incidents in our lives are ordinary things.
I think, Larry, one of the things is I'm a very active person.
I think Stieg Larsson was pretty brave. He wanted to bring up things that we don't like to talk about, or like to ignore.
Here's the thing: If you're taking roles that aren't intimidating you, and I think this is a cliche that a lot of actors say, but if it's not intimidating you, then why are you doing it?
I think one of the things I really learned in Denver is the value of being a good listener.
What I think of as 'freakonomics' is mostly storytelling around an idea - not a theme but an idea. I like ideas much more than themes. Themes are boring. Themes are, 'Wool is back,' but ideas are, 'Why is wool back?'
I think it's important to try to find the positives. Then, look at the things that you don't like and see if you can change them or not.
