I guess there's a certain amount of poking fun at certain characters, but that's because there is something amusing about them or about the way they behave, so I guess you can say that that's poking fun at the character.…

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I always admired Stanley Kubrick for the fact that he managed to beat the system...

I always admired Stanley Kubrick for the fact that he managed to beat the system...

People that have been interested in our work for awhile... those are the last people...

People that have been interested in our work for awhile... those are the last people...

The point at which we worked with some of these actors, they weren't really stars...

The point at which we worked with some of these actors, they weren't really stars...

Barton Fink got written very quickly, in about three weeks. I don't know what that...

Barton Fink got written very quickly, in about three weeks. I don't know what that...

The question is: Where would it get you if something that's a little bit ambiguous...

The question is: Where would it get you if something that's a little bit ambiguous...

Sometimes, in certain stories, I think we know at the outset essentially what the tone...

Sometimes, in certain stories, I think we know at the outset essentially what the tone...

We don't have any rules about how we depict violence, or how much violence is...

We don't have any rules about how we depict violence, or how much violence is...

You see a moral in them? Do we have morals?

You see a moral in them? Do we have morals?

I think when you watch the dailies, the film that you shoot every day, you're...

I think when you watch the dailies, the film that you shoot every day, you're...

I guess it beats throwing trash for a living.

I guess it beats throwing trash for a living.

You're doing it to make the character as specific as possible, so that it's a...

You're doing it to make the character as specific as possible, so that it's a...

You love all your characters, even the ridiculous ones. You have to on some level;...

You love all your characters, even the ridiculous ones. You have to on some level;...

The architecture of a story can be a little bit different if it's a true...

The architecture of a story can be a little bit different if it's a true...

I've never really understood that. It's a funny thing; people sometimes accuse us of condescending...

I've never really understood that. It's a funny thing; people sometimes accuse us of condescending...

Maybe our telling of the story wasn't as clear as it should have been, but...

Maybe our telling of the story wasn't as clear as it should have been, but...

I'd be perfectly happy never to have to answer anything again about how I work...

I'd be perfectly happy never to have to answer anything again about how I work...

The characters are the result of two things-first, we elaborate them into fairly well-defined people...

The characters are the result of two things-first, we elaborate them into fairly well-defined people...

Other kinds of movie stars, it's a different thing, they bring their persona to the...

Other kinds of movie stars, it's a different thing, they bring their persona to the...

When we do a movie with the studios, they wouldn't be asking us to do...

When we do a movie with the studios, they wouldn't be asking us to do...

If the material is challenging, it forces you to challenge yourself when handling it.

If the material is challenging, it forces you to challenge yourself when handling it.