Many are well-adjusted members of society. But some certainly are. Van Gogh comes to mind. And how many other famous artists offed themselves?

As for the photo bit, I just got irritated during the election by photographers taking one frame from a sequence of somebody in motion and running with it. The Bush "nazi salute," or Kerry's "gun clumsiness" fall into that category. Any photographer can make you look like an idiot if you let them shoot enough footage. Maybe you haven't noticed that all the "crazy Mel" pictures on places like Drudge are the same one or two shots.

I never saw "Passion," but I liked "Braveheart," and some of his quieter movies like "Man Without A Face." I thought the Mad Max series was fun, but not a work of art. I don't know if I'd call him a film genius, but like Clint Eastwood, he has had his moments.