But I think that it s a one time thing after the success of Boogie Nights. I m in a great position to have final cut over my movies and control over their elements, but I know that I have to use it productively and hopefully make some money. You are thrown into a situation and you get a sense that it is happening for the first time. There is a kind of extra added excitement and a feeling that this is it, I m not going to get to do it again. It s always a good idea in an Oliver Stone picture to prepare and get ready to meet the day because you will have a lot of surprises.
Chaos can be a fertile thing , but it can also be a destructive thing.
You can t let the chaos get out of hand. In a war film you can pretty much let anything go. Football has four downs plus this orchestrated chaos and ritualized violence. We re kind of the Scandinavians of North America. We re pretty dull and boring.