I thrilled to that stuff.
I knew that it just made sense to me.
Thats what I like, thats what I do.
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My own [work] is a conversation of sources.
Ive just always fallen by temperament on the side of public domain and free culture.
Its interesting to me.
I dont know what reply the world is going to give me back.
But the one thing I do feel confident about is that its an essentially harmless one.
You probably couldve optioned this ahead of time.
If you couldve, would youve?I have no idea.
Worse things have gone on.
[Laughs] Some people have asked, But what if it never becomes a movie?
I think Ive got some experience in that area.
I think Ill be able to handle that.
Whos makingThe Fortress of Solitudemovie?Josh Marston, the guy who madeMaria Full of Grace.
Hes trying to move pretty quickly.
So hes in the trenches of financing, God bless him.
Any update on the movie version ofMotherless Brooklyn?
Ive heard word mostly just like this, from people whove spoken with Norton.
But I just dont know.
Lets talk about the book.
Youve written a lot about music.
It was their yearning, pose-striking, youthful, aspirational energy that I think was really poignant to me.
Did you ever play in a band?Not an instrument, because Im really uncommonly pathetic at that.
Ive been listening to thatNo Thanks!70s punk box set, from Rhino.
At the same time, Ive been listening to the new Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.
I think its a little more obnoxious than their first record, a little less lovable.
Its such a fragmentary time.
But you know, I just discovered that LCD Soundsystem guy.
Im probably the last person in the world, but it seems like hot breaking news to me.
Last question about the book.
Did you wanna write a shorter book afterFortress?Its a funny thing.
People wanna understand my motivation.
Ididwant to shrug free from the mantle of Brooklyn for awhile.
Mostly it was time for me just to rediscover my sense of irresponsibility.
And the other simplest thing to say is, Hey,You Dont Love Me Yetis a comedy.
And you wouldnt want a bloated comedy.
Whats next for you now?Well, Ive got a big book again.
[Laughs] Its inevitable how you fall into the paradigm.
Anyway, for better or worse, Ive got a couple chapters of something sprawling and strange.
Set in Manhattan, not Brooklyn.
It takes place in contemporary times, or old?Its contemporary, yeah.
It doesnt have that nostalgic cast of the Brooklyn stuff.
Im excited about it.
Theres not a lot I can describe about it its scraps at this point.
Youre also a huge movie fan.
Seen anything good lately?I had an astounding film-going experience earlier this month.
I went to see theOut 1, this impossible French film.
[Directed by Jacques Rivette in 1971, its 13 hours long.]
It was absolutely stunning.
I like immersive art, and it was just a great example of it.
