Spike Jonze by Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth) by Spike Jonze (director of Where The Wild Things Are) in the November issue of Interview magazine.
TM: I challenge you to a question-off.
SJ: [Nervous laughter] Oh, I didn't know that this was taking place in that form. I know how good you are at this. I'm scared. All right. What do you got?
TM: I'll start easy: Did you ever get into trouble as a teen? Like, real trouble? Like, getting handcuffed-by-the-cops trouble?
SJ: Nice. Were you ever a hardcore kid? Like, really into Minor Threat and Black Flag?
TM: Is the past a grotesque animal?
[A smattering of polite applause from the crowd.]
SJ: If a 10-ton truck killed both of us, would that be a truely heavenly way to die?
TM: Did you ever go on a skate date with a rad skater girl where both of you romantically thrashed around on skateboards?
[A couple of chuckles, but there is not clear leader as far as the crowd is concerned. More of a wait-and-see attitude.]
SJ: Are there any books you've read that you'd really like to do a movie of?
[An audible, collective sigh in the audience. Jonze looks nervous.]
TM: Do you fall in love fast and deep, or do you exact caution and willpower?
[The crowd applauds again. The judges make some notes.]
TM: I challenge you to a question-off.
SJ: [Nervous laughter] Oh, I didn't know that this was taking place in that form. I know how good you are at this. I'm scared. All right. What do you got?
TM: I'll start easy: Did you ever get into trouble as a teen? Like, real trouble? Like, getting handcuffed-by-the-cops trouble?
SJ: Nice. Were you ever a hardcore kid? Like, really into Minor Threat and Black Flag?
TM: Is the past a grotesque animal?
[A smattering of polite applause from the crowd.]
SJ: If a 10-ton truck killed both of us, would that be a truely heavenly way to die?
TM: Did you ever go on a skate date with a rad skater girl where both of you romantically thrashed around on skateboards?
[A couple of chuckles, but there is not clear leader as far as the crowd is concerned. More of a wait-and-see attitude.]
SJ: Are there any books you've read that you'd really like to do a movie of?
[An audible, collective sigh in the audience. Jonze looks nervous.]
TM: Do you fall in love fast and deep, or do you exact caution and willpower?
[The crowd applauds again. The judges make some notes.]
SJ: What man would you be cool making out with?
[A man seated in the back of the crowd gets up to leave.]
TM: Have you ever had the shit kicked out of you?
It is a column and a bit of questions, so I wont type it all out, but if you ever find the Magazine (Magnetix is sold out) so have a geez on page 85 or borrow mine.
[A man seated in the back of the crowd gets up to leave.]
TM: Have you ever had the shit kicked out of you?
It is a column and a bit of questions, so I wont type it all out, but if you ever find the Magazine (Magnetix is sold out) so have a geez on page 85 or borrow mine.
