Two weeks ago I appeared on a morning show on WJXT-TV in Jacksonville. During the pre-interview, co-host Staci Spanos chatted with me about the book. “I’m interested in getting into film as well. But I have to ask you…” She paused, getting all Barbara Walters on me (head cocked, lips pursed). ‘Why do you like movies?” Why do I like movies? It was the hardest easiest toughest most thoughtless question I’ve ever been asked. Why do you like spaghetti? Why do you like clothing? I was stumped. After a moment, I said, “It’s the greatest, most accessible visual medium ever created.” But I should have said, “My optical receptors respond favorably to persistence of motion.”
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