GQ: Where do those ideas come from? Is there an evolution?
Harmony Korine: Ever since I was little, I would just make stories up in my mind. It was based on people I saw in the street or someone I would talk to or I would hear a specific voice. I’ve never actually directed anything I haven’t made up. I’ve never adapted anything. It usually comes from somewhere… I let myself dream.

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GQ: You tend to buckle down and immerse yourself in the editing process. Is that exhausting? 
Harmony Korine: I like it. It’s my favorite thing. It’s one of my favorite times in life, to be able to disappear and make a movie. Most of my life is spent trying to get away from people so that I could make things.

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GQ: Do you feel unaffected by criticism? 
Harmony Korine: Well, no. But do you get affected when your mother tells you you’re a scumbag?

GQ: Um. Maybe. 
Harmony Korine: You’re affected by it for that afternoon, but then the next morning, you’re out partying.