'Pride' is my first film with a happy ending. Before, I naively thought they were a cop-out, but now I've come to believe that happy endings and wish fulfilment are an incredibly important part of our cultural life.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The response to Pride has been so overwhelming. I mean, people have really loved it. And it's so rewarding because we had such a fun time making that film, and it was made with so much heart, that it's lovely that people seem to be responding in kind to that.
I like happy endings in movies. I think life has a happy ending. When it's all said and done, it's all something worthwhile, and I want my movies to reflect that. There are enough things to be sad about. When you pop in a movie, let the message be one that's one of hope.
Some people feel fulfillment from a bitter end - it gives them some sort of sense of reality. But, when you're dealing with reality, I feel like films should discover the part that is happy.
My proudest moment is when I'm part of a good film, when people are touched by it.
Truthfully, I'm proud of each of my films in a certain way.
Whether in success or in failure, I'm proud of every single movie I've ever directed.
I've been lucky enough to do a few films that will last longer than an opening weekend and those films are the ones I'm proud of.
Pride is a thing that I have tried to abandon completely. Try as I might, pride still creeps into many of the things I do.
The thing I learned from 'Pride and Glory' is that people like to feel a little better leaving the theater than they did coming in.
Pride is the first step in people unraveling and companies unraveling and relationships unraveling.