I started studying mythology, just on my own. Joseph Campbell, mysticism.

I'm a product of older filmmakers I guess, the past where you get to make movies and scenes are what they are.

So it's hard to be an artist and be true to the reality of the world you want to create and also make it entertaining and successful financially.

I like the opportunity to make films.

What I learned is, don't forget who you are, because that's what's going to make you a filmmaker.

Some men don't gel when it comes to work - you have different work ethics, different opinions, different points of views, different methods of filmmaking - and we didn't gel.

It's a hard line to walk, man. Cause you know you want to make this movie, you want to make it dark and real, you want to show all this stuff but unfortunately you can't always do that.