For me, what is most important is the element of surprise. If I can surprise you with every film of mine, that is exactly what I am trying to do.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
One very important element for me to make a movie is, it has to be unique and different from any other.
The big thing for me is to make films that you feel, whether you feel happy, whether you feel sad, whether you feel sick; it's to make the audience feel so that the next day they remember what they saw.
I'll tell you what I love about directing: the surprise. You never know what's going to happen with your piece until an audience weighs in.
That's how you get surprises, because what movies are all about is surprises.
The most important thing when you do a movie is that you find an audience that really understands what you want to do and is really supportive of it.
I've made movies that we're very successful that we're a complete surprise, and I've made movies that I thought we're going to be very successful that, you know.
That element of surprise is what I look for when I am writing. It is my way of judging what I am doing - which is never an easy thing to do.
One of the things that I find so exciting about life is that you're constantly surprised. You never know what's going to happen, and it's certainly like that making movies; every once in a while, one will come along that transcends all of your expectations.
For me, the script is important. If it excites me, I'll do the film.
For me, the most important thing that I have to accomplish is to be a good father. That's the most difficult challenge of my life. That's the most important thing for me, more than films.