“If you ask me, the place that a story happens is as equal character. It's almost like an ecological viewpoint: These people are living in this piece of land, and in this piece of land in this time this is possible. For me, I almost think location first. It's time first - what year is it - then where are we, and then who is in it.” PeopleIfsThinkingYearsFirstsCharacterStoriesHappensAsksPiecesLandEqualAsk MeLocationEcologicalViewpoints Author:Mike Mills
“My experience, with both my parents, is that grief has a lot of down, sad things, but I was also really emotionally raw, in the first year after each of them passed. Flowers smelled more intensely, my relationships were hotter, and I was more willing to risk. I was going for it a lot more. I was 'unsober' and I wasn't playing by my rules.” YearsFirstsParentGriefRiskWillingFlowerSad ThingsHotterGoing For It Author:Mike Mills
“No one leaves the edit room thinking, 'Yeah, I nailed that one!' Everyone I know goes into their first premiere or their first screening thinking, 'I screwed up so bad. I'm sorry, I messed up.' It's just a real common feeling.” ThinkingKnowsFirstsRealFeelingsRoomsCommonYeahSorryI'm SorryEditsMessed UpScrewed UpScreeningPremieres Author:Mike Mills
