In this collection of recent conversations, 18 of this generation's most creative filmmakers discuss their creative visions, their careers and the state of today's film industry.Neil Jordan (The Crying Game, Mona Lisa, The Butcher Boy)Michael Radford (Il Postino, 1984, White Mischief)Tom DiCillo (Living in Oblivion, The Real Blond)Nicholas Hytner (The Madness of King George, The Object of My Affection)Atom Egoyan (Exotica, The Sweet Hereafter)Alan Rudolph (Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle, The Moderns, Breakfast of Champions)Richard Linklater (Slacker, Dazed and Confused)Michael Tolkin ( The Rapture, writer of The Player)Terence Davies (The Neon Bible, Distant Voices, Still Lives)Anna Campion (Loaded)Philip Ridley (The Passion of Darkly Noon, The Reflecting Skin)James Mangold (Cop Land, Girl Interrupted)John McNaughton (Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Mad Dog and Glory)Benjamin Ross (The Young Poisoner's Handbook, RKO 281)Keith Gordon (Mother Night, Wild Palms)Michael Almereyda (Nadja, Hamlet)Lynne Stopkewich (Kissed)Alison Maclean (Crush, Jesus' Son)