That was certainly true the first time, when I did Body Heat, the first movie that I directed. I was looking for a vessel to tell a certain kind of story, and I was a huge fan of Film Noir, and what I liked about it was that it was so extreme in style.
“Why did the Clinton Administration continue to liberalize export controls on sensitive technologies even after it learned that China had stolen designs?”
“I like films that are well-written and concise and with not a lot of room for improvisation.”