My grandfather gave me my first guitar, an old acoustic with palm trees and dancing girls painted on it.
“Shirley Maclaine once said that she didn't want to be a big star, just a long star. That's what I want too.”
“But short films are not inferior, just different. I think the short gives a freedom to film-makers. What's appealing is that you don't have as much responsibility for storytelling and plot. They can be more like a portrait, or a poem.”