Why did you choose this subject for this project?
WithKillers of the Flower Moon, I found that project.
How would you rate this directing effort in the pantheon of your films?
The process is … the process.
It varies from film to film, but ultimately its always the same, and you just accept it.
Francois Truffaut said that when you make a movie, you enter a fugue state.
Did you expect, as a young director, to still be working at 81?
I expected as a young director to just keep making films until I couldnt anymore.
Has it been a matter of learning?
I dont really know.
Each new film is a mystery, and its exciting to immerse myself in the mystery.
How does your eye and your approach differ from your earlier directing days?
Every film Ive made reflects the person I am at that moment in my life.
Do the films reflect the changes within me, and in my circumstances?
Do I explore this in the work, without thinking about it?
What did you see in De Niro back then that persuaded you to cast him?
And what is it like to work with the same actor for 50 years?
Bob and I crossed paths for the very first time on the streets when we were kids.
So weve known each other most of our lives.
When we madeMean Streets, we both knew the territory and we just … started.
People always ask us about our process, but we really dont discuss a lot.
The process is the work.
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