I want all of my films to be grounded in reality, and I think 'Midnight Special' is the most grounded film I've ever made, in spite of its genre.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
You think of movies like 'Midnight Run' and '48 Hours', those are great movies, especially 'Midnight Run.'
'Midnight Special' is, like 'Starman', a government chase film - in the government chase film genre - about a boy who has special powers and the government agents' quest to find him.
What the hell did I do in the 80's? Midnight Run. A perfect movie. Just a perfect movie.
Every film that I have done has a special place in my heart.
A film that I love is 'Deliverance' from back in the day. You start out with these archetypal characters - the hero, the bookworm, the pacifist - and by the end, it's all turned upside down. I love that.
Any film, or to me any creative endeavour, no matter who you're working with, is, in many cases, a wonderful experience.
I've seen many, many movies over the years, and there are only a few that suddenly inspire you so much that you want to continue to make films.
'Midnight Cowboy' is an exquisite piece of filmmaking. It's insane.
'Midnight Nation' is really interesting.
I'm not really that keen on mainstream; I'm not interested in doing the normal films. I do tend to go for the quirky, different scripts.