Lots of people have criticized my movies, but nobody has ever identified the real problem: I'm a sloppy filmmaker.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
In my career, my movies tend to polarize critics.
Anytime you put a movie out it's subject to such scrutiny and such criticism.
The movie industry is very competitive, and if you're like me and you suffer from your own insecurities about whether or not you're any good, that can be troubling.
As a filmmaker, you put the film out there, and you just want it to be okay. You don't want to let people down; you don't want to embarrass yourself.
When you're making a film, there are so many people involved that you get opinions and notes from people and you don't even know who they are. I find that quite difficult and it wears you down.
When people approach me about my films it is usually to tell me how much they hate them.
Doing interviews about my films really bothers me sometimes, because I have to speak directly and clearly about things I've intended to keep ambiguous, and in a way, I feel like I'm betraying my film.
I've very critical of myself, and film has been an adjustment for me.
The criticism is what I expect, honestly, because I'm criticizing myself every day when I come in here and watch that film. I'm trying to get better.
My movies are not messed with by the studios.