▁by ▁Claude ▁Miller ▁to ▁the ▁material ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁feature , ▁The ▁Best ▁Way ▁to ▁Walk . ▁Miller : ▁I ' m ▁fasc in ated ▁by ▁those ▁violent ▁pass ions ▁that ▁make ▁you ▁ready ▁to ▁cut ▁your ▁thro at ▁for ▁something ▁you ▁believe ▁in , ▁pass ions ▁that , ▁for ▁better ▁or ▁worse , ▁lose ▁their ▁edge ▁as ▁you ▁grow ▁older . ▁In ▁An ▁Imp udent ▁Girl ▁though ▁the ▁conflict ▁is ▁much ▁less ▁violent ▁than ▁the ▁hum ili ation ▁and ▁hurt ▁of ▁The ▁Best ▁Way ▁to ▁Walk . ▁The ▁main ▁character ▁comes ▁out ▁of ▁it ▁very ▁well , ▁in ▁fact ▁it ' s ▁certainly ▁my ▁most ▁optim istic ▁film . ▁I ▁wasn ' t ▁trying ▁to ▁show ▁a ▁terrible ▁drama , ▁just ▁one ▁of ▁those ▁ordinary ▁events ▁which ▁happen ▁to ▁all ▁ad oles c ents ▁and ▁shape ▁us ▁for ▁life . ▁I ' m ▁the ▁proof ▁because ▁I ▁still ▁remember ▁those ▁tiny ▁episodes ▁that ▁ended ▁up ▁affect ing ▁me ▁more ▁deeply ▁than ▁I ▁ever ▁real ised ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁a ▁loose ▁adaptation ▁of ▁the ▁novel ▁The ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Wed ding ▁by ▁Car son ▁McC ull ers , ▁although ▁that ▁is ▁un cred ited . ▁Miller : ▁It ▁isn ' t ▁a ▁direct ▁adaptation . ▁There ▁were ▁just ▁enough ▁elements ▁from ▁the ▁book ▁for ▁us ▁to ▁apply ▁for ▁the ▁rights . ▁First ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁Americans ▁who ▁owned ▁them ▁took ▁ages ▁to ▁reply . ▁Then ▁they ▁wanted ▁a ▁huge ▁sum ▁of ▁money , ▁almost ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁the ▁cost