Greeting Card

This is the text of a greeting card my boss just got:

"Where's the party at?"

"You shouldn't end a sentence with a preposition."

"Where's the party at, bitch?"

Must Kill on Meeting

I've long hated Dogme director, Lars Von Trier. He is one of only two people I've ever said I must kill upon meeting. The misogyny and contempt for his audience rankled me immediately upon seeing "breaking the wind" or whatever it was called.

I was listening to an old interview with Björk on Charlie Rose. Speaking of her work with the director on Dancer in the Dark, she summed up my feelings admirably:

"Creativity doesn't have to be cruel to be good. I think it's a sign of impotency if you think you have to add cruelty to your work for it to be considered art. I think if you are confident enough in what you do, you would nurture it with positive energy."

To me, this does not mean that bad shit doesn't happen in your stories. It means that you, as a writer, actor or director, must love your characters and be responsible for their fates.