When I see 'Sunshine,' I see a film that part of me is kind of very proud of and another part of me is very sad about, so it's a really complicated film for me. And I've never been really able to resolve all that in myself.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
'Sunshine' is really an experiment for me to see if I am a filmmaker beyond having my own stories to tell.
I feel like I had to learn how to take care of myself and find out what made me happy aside from just making films.
I learned a valuable lesson doing 'Mr. Sunshine,' which is that I didn't want to be in charge because it's too much. Being in charge and acting in every scene was just too difficult. It's like eating dinner in a moving golf cart every night.
I was a slightly melancholy child and I think films were a way of escaping for me.
Every film that I have done has a special place in my heart.
'Little Miss Sunshine' was really important to me.
If I saw 'Virgin Suicides' or 'Eternal Sunshine,' I'm so proud to be in those movies. They are such great movies. I felt so free on those sets.
What's exciting about watching a movie, when it's finished, is you sometimes you don't recognize yourself, and that's when I'm really proud.
I'm having a vacation, and it's so beautiful, and maybe I'll never get another film idea in my life.
I've never been part of a movie I would watch over and over again, and I'm really proud of it.