look - i know this is a silly little press q&a screening thing, but honest to god that is an incredibly profound answer. our ideas come back to teach us a lesson or two. love that. crushed by our ambitions? love that. push it baby, there is no other way....

researching for a script, stumbled upon this photograph of Lincoln's funeral procession 1865 on Broadway / E. 10th st in Manhattan. I literally skated down this street an hour ago. This, tbh, is why I live in NYC. The "energy" is, at least partially, the condensation of history

Is everyone fucking nuts? Did we actually believe that after decades and decades of studying the brain and coming up with next to zilch, that a handful of rich, arrogant midwits in Silicon Valley would come to a full understanding of consciousness and deliver to us artificial

In George Orwell's 1984, all human art has been abolished but machines churn out automated novels and pop music. Big Brother keeps the population in check by preventing potentially dangerous creative expression. Boycott AI music. Support human artists.

man, when did we get so fucking mean? we've been dumb for more than a minute, but this absolute scorched earth meanness feels like it'll be impossible to come back from without some catastrophic life education. i'm really sad for our country.

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Read some fiction, reality will make more sense

the stories that are trickling in of friends and friends of friends affected by the floods in central texas are truly heartbreaking. What an absolute tragedy that continues to compound...

the confidence that comes from taking action is the fuel for forward progress.

i occasionally think about how The Assassination of Jesse James and No Country for Old Men came out the same year and Deakins got nominated for BOTH films but split his own vote and lost. Legend.

1 week till picture lock. See you on the other side.