Quote

There is no way I could have ever dared to make a documentary, much less have the money to make a documentary, if it was on 16mm. But, with the magic of digital.

My goal is just to make movies, whether they're big or small, that I'd like to see 10 years from now.

I'd definitely like to widen my film range. I mean, I'd love to do some theater.

There's the concept that if I do this big budget project, then that will help me do the things I really want to do and bring more money to those films.

I started making 8mm films when I was 13, so I've been directing for 21 years.

I always wanted to do something different with each film. So I guess that means that I wanted to not repeat myself. There has to be some kind of a new element in each project that I take up.

I'm not a very efficient filmmaker. There's a lot of guys, filmmakers like the Coen Brothers who shoot a whole movie and maybe don't use 12 setups. I'm in awe of people like that; I'm just not that guy.

It doesn't matter how big or small your film is: you still don't have enough money. You don't have enough time to shoot it.

I think there are movies that are so gigantic that you need a second unit.