On 'Heartbreaker,' I had to sing those songs. I drank the way I did those songs. I ate the way I did those songs. I communicated the way I did those songs. With 'Gold,' I was trying to prove something to myself. I wanted to invent a modern classic.
At its best, film should be like a ski jump. It should give the viewer the option of taking flight, while the act of jumping is left up to him.

