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I've done a lot of independent films that not a lot of people have seen.

I've done so many independent movies I'm sure no one will ever see, but I've loved the work.

I go to see maybe seven films a year at the most, and since I only go to see the best, it follows that I very rarely see my own.

Independent films, for the most part, to me, are not so independent. They often feel like people auditioning for a big commercial career. They often do not have independent spirit to them.

To make independent films, you can't think about them too much, ponder on them too much, get overwhelmed by the enormity of it.

The frustrating part of it is that you're generally known for what you did last. I've had the privilege of doing some very cool independent films that, a lot of the time, the general public doesn't see unless you're at a film festival or you're into that kind of movie.

Honestly, I guess if you looked at my CV, I've been doing independent movies since I started. I think that I kind of took a few steps back from Hollywood as soon as it all started to come my way because I wasn't quite ready for the attention.

Basically, independent film doesn't exist anymore. It does if you have two or three stars in your film, but it's just very difficult.

I've directed independent film.