VIDEO : Kenneth Lonergan Discusses Writing 'Manchester By the Sea'

Director and screenwriter Kenneth Longergan discussed his experience writing the script for ?Manchester by the Sea? with ?The Hollywood Reporter.? He said, ?By the time I was finished writing the script, I liked it a lot. I liked the characters and I liked the setting. I had learned a lot about that part of the world. It takes place in Cape Ann, Massachusetts. I lived with it in an enjoyable way for two years, and it wasn?t a big leap to want to direct it once the idea was put to me.