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We work very cost effective and I sell my movies in 100 territories on my own.

I know I'm in the exceptional position of having money, but I didn't have it for many decades. I'm always trying to get shows put on for 25 per cent less production costs.

I like to keep my budgets at a certain price when I work for someone else, and even more so now that I'm working for myself, and use new technologies to deliver films that look like they have high production levels.

One of the smartest things Kickstarter has done, in my opinion, is give people a great shopping experience related to the arts, that funds the arts. In essence, they've gotten people to pay $200 for a t-shirt plus the feeling of participation in another artist's endeavor.

If my films don't show a profit, I know I'm doing something right.

I do try and wear stuff by unknown designers, and I make sure I pay because if nothing else I have money.

My first real business was bootlegging T-shirts - I was just a dumb kid. You go to a concert and pay $25 for a cotton T-shirt that says 'Rolling Stones,' 'Lollapalooza,' or whatever. On the outside they're 10 or 15 bucks. We were the guys selling them for 10 or 15 bucks.

Personally, I'm not interested in getting more money for what I do; I'm just interested in more money being put into the production.

As a costume designer, I first try to figure out what the character's economic situation is and hit the stores they'd shop.

I have a production company where we create socially conscious media and content.