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I think the excitement of movies is discovering stuff you weren't expecting, and I hope to preserve that.

I have always believed that there is a need for life-affirming films.

A whole film is just about arriving at a moment where you hopefully transfer some feeling to the audience.

Movies have been my way to get out of my backyard. I'm trying to let people know that movies change people's lives.

I want to move people, stir something within them that makes them feel. That's what a movie should do and an actor should do, make you feel something. I think that's why people love films so much.

I feel like people want to be surprised when they get out of the movies. They want something thrown at them they didn't expect. They want stuff that reminds them of the feelings that you get when you're watching art house movies but with the fun of like a big summer movie. That's the goal, I guess.

I want people to come see my films and enjoy them but at the end of the day you can't control what people think.

In the moment of making films, I want to share my observations of life, not of other films.

Not only do I have to live, right, I have to get some cash for my troubles - it's a scary thing, and people need to start to think about the messages that they send in the movies.

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.