Herman Melville was as separated from a civilized literature as the lost Atlantis was said to have been from the great peoples of the earth.
“Catholic theology believes that God gave man free will, and you can't give somebody free will and then send in a play from the sidelines.”
“The point is the 'me' that you see before you is not the 'me' in my private little space, shape-shifting into the writing role, nor is it the 'me' that works with the actors. Here, at the end of the film doing interviews, I feel like I'm in disguise.”