I think the audience know which films are aimed at their pocket, and which films are aimed at their soul. There are a lot of films out there made by people who are genuinely trying to make a change.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I care about the connection with the audience. Film is such a powerful medium. Movies can change the way people think.
There is an audience out there for literate films - slower, more observant, more human films, and they deserve to be made.
Movies cater to what the audiences want.
My films are very rooted in specific people's point of view. Some film-makers give a more global point of view, like God looking down at the characters.
To me the recognition of the audience is part of the filmmaking process. When you make a movie, it's for them.
I think ultimately audience members like to see someone controlling the quality of a film. A lot of films you see are made by committees and studios and producers.
I've always had the perspective that roles come into my life when I need them most and sort of teach me lessons. The same can be true of films, films are released into society to aid in a lesson, inspire people, comfort people.
With every film, I try and give the audiences a little more than the previous film in terms of comedy, action, drama and so on.
When you make a film, you like to run it with an audience. They tell you you're narrow-minded or subjective, or that seems too long, or that doesn't work.
One can never anticipate how audiences will respond. One of the lessons that I've learned over the years is to that no matter what my feeling or opinion might be about a given film, once you give it to the audience, they own it.