Movie Article

Director's Chair: Tom McCarthy

The director talks about Woody Allen, ''The Wire,'' and his new film, ''The Visitors''

What would you do if you discovered a couple living in your apartment, like in The Visitor?
I would say, ''Have you been walking my dog? It has to go out four times a day.'' And if so, then we'd probably be able to work something out. It's tough being a single dog-father.

This is a very New York movie. What's your favorite Woody Allen NYC film?
I gotta go with Annie Hall. I really get a kick out of the scene where they're lined up at the movie theater...

Where Woody tells a guy in line he's full of it?
I love that. We talk about it on this press tour. Sometimes you just hear yourself talking and you're like, ''I'm so full of s---.''

You appeared as an actor on The Wire. Any connection between that and your new movie?
Patience and character development. It's something I greatly admire about that show — they don't force plot and they let things unravel. I have so much respect for those guys I feel uncomfortable comparing the two. I don't want to seem like, ''Oh, we do the same thing.'' I strive for that.

Originally posted Apr 11, 2008 Published in issue #987 Apr 18, 2008 Order article reprints
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