Of Course, I'm No Dummy.

But I'd Be Lying If I Didn't Say That Every Time You Go To Make A Film, You're Desperate To Either Do It Better Than You Did It Last Time Or To Not Repeat Yourself.

So With 'there Will Be Blood,' I Didn't Even Really Feel Like I Was Adapting A Book. I Was Just Desperate To Find Stuff To Write.

It Felt Like The First Thing, But When I First Started Out, I Got A Job Adapting A Book By Russell Banks Called 'rule Of The Bone.' I Didn't Do A Very Good Job. I Didn't Really Know What I Was Doing In General, Let Alone How To Adapt A Book.

I Didn't Have Any Desire I Might Have Had 10 Years Ago To Shoot Every Single Word That I Wrote.

Acting Is The Hardest Job In The Entire World. By Far. Harder Than Ditch Digging.