Darren Aronofsky

Darren Aronofsky, director of the indie sensation Pi was in town to screen his latest, last year’s Oscar-nominated Requiem for a Dream as part Southern Methodist University’s film festival. I had the privilege of getting to know Mr. Aronofsky at the Amstrom Gallery after party. As a kid in Brooklyn, Aronofsky took the D train to Manhattan so that he could sneak into such films as A Clockwork Orange and Eraserhead. The films …

…I hope I’m still working in 20 years,” Aronofsky says. “I’d like to do a wide range of films – I’d like to do a musical, I’d like to do a western, I’d like to do a heist movie.” He says he’s interested in films, no matter how big or small. “I have a taste for both of ‘em, really. If I could work in both worlds, I’d be happy.”