'When it comes to characters, as a storyteller, you have to have empathy or what are you doing?,' said the writer-director in an interview with Jezebel
that accompanied the premiere of his fifth feature. But for someone who isn’t particularly interested in talking about his politics, Baker is more than happy to discuss the politics—and their implications—within his new film.
True. And part of the reason that they are on the fringes and are unrepresented is because they’re not being represented. I think the more that our stories are told about people on the margins, the less they will be on the margins simply because hopefully, it’ll lead to a greater acceptance, a greater interest, a greater empathy.
I know that you have very consciously avoided talking about politics, let’s say with a capital P, in reference to this movie. But I wonder if you see the movie nonetheless as political or apolitical? I like the way you’re looking at it, actually. That’s much more meaningful to me than actually pointing fingers at one administration or another.Did MeToo at all influence the depiction of the relationship between the 17-year-old Strawberry and the 40-something Mikey?Probably not, because I probably would’ve approached it a little more with kid gloves or walking on eggshells if I did allow it to.
I don’t want to preach. I definitely don’t want to preach, and exploring that moral gray area is very interesting to me because I think we all live in a moral gray. There are people who just want to be self-righteous and be like, “Oh, not me. I’m perfect.” But no, that’s not true. Everybody has their flaws. That’s very important for me to explore in a truthful way. It’s hard because you never know. It’s a balancing act. You’re creating this character and this is fiction. It’s film. It’s fake.
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