FYI, there’s a great interview with Rian on the most recent episode of the Empire film podcast.
Yep, I listened to it on a long drive. I’d heard him speak at Celebration, where he seemed quite quiet but he proved a really good interviewee on this podcast, and they cover in-depth a lot of the ground that this discussion thread has also covered. Fascinating stuff, he doesn’t evade or duck any questions, everything gets a thoughtful answer and it’s well worth a listen.