All Interviews

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Screenwriter
Rolex Arts Festival
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Aaron Sorkin

Aaron Sorkin“That takes quite an ego”

Alejandro Iñárritu

Alejandro Iñárritu“There is no way you can stop”

Alexander Payne

Alexander Payne“I was far from the most talented”

Andrew Kevin Walker

Andrew Kevin Walker“It still gave me nightmares”

Armando Iannucci

Armando Iannucci“There are no rules anymore”

Bong Joon-ho

Bong Joon-ho“The fear is hard to get rid of”

Chaitanya Tamhane

Chaitanya Tamhane“I want to find my own language”

Charlie Kaufman

Charlie Kaufman“I don’t believe in rules”

Darren Aronofsky

Darren Aronofsky“I wish I could be more manipulative”

Edgar Wright

Edgar Wright“It becomes a bit like alchemy”

Edward Berger

Edward Berger“All it takes is a good script”

Eric Roth

Eric Roth“Screenwriting is a bastardized form of art”

Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford Coppola“It’s a devastating decision”

François Ozon

François Ozon“I don't suffer”

Guillermo del Toro

Guillermo del Toro“I am not meta, I am really earnest”

Gus Van Sant

Gus Van Sant“You always want it to be different”

John C. Reilly

John C. Reilly“We all owe a debt”

M. Night Shyamalan

M. Night Shyamalan“I’m who you want in there”

Mark Duplass

Mark Duplass“It’s a dog fight”

Noah Baumbach

Noah Baumbach“You can't get away from yourself”

Oliver Stone

Oliver Stone“I’m braced for disappointment”

Owen Wilson

Owen Wilson“You just go with it”

Paul Schrader

Paul Schrader“That day is gone”

Pedro Almodóvar

Pedro Almodóvar“Keep it on the rails”

Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Tarantino“It’s a corrupted cinema”

Ricky Gervais

Ricky Gervais“The truth is more devastating than a lie”

Sarah Polley

Sarah Polley“It felt so revolutionary”

Seth MacFarlane

Seth MacFarlane“There’s room for all”

Sofia Coppola

Sofia Coppola“Film is our family business”

Spike Lee

Spike Lee“I’m not a quitter”

Steven Soderbergh

Steven Soderbergh“I can’t reverse a trend”

Susanne Bier

Susanne Bier“I never looked back”

Taika Waititi

Taika Waititi“No idea is final”

Terry Gilliam

Terry Gilliam“Things happen”

Todd Haynes

Todd Haynes“You have to be alone to be inspired”

Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog“Trust in my wild fantasies”

Wim Wenders

Wim Wenders“Everything I loved I had to defend”