I think there are pieces of the film [Age Of Trump] that are even more emotionally resonant and more vital to talk about than ever.

The traditional ways to make a film, the traditional ways to share a film, have all collapsed. There are no gatekeepers, per se, any more, and anything can be done. Truly, I feel that.

When you say cultural icon, I scrunch my nose.

Film school was a privilege I could not afford.

If your work is solid, it really doesn't matter what people you know because good work starts to rise to the top.

Stop asking, start doing.

Ignore the glass ceiling and do your work. If you're focusing on the glass ceiling, focusing on what you don't have, focusing on the limitations, then you will be limited. My way was to work, make my short... make my documentary... make my small films... use my own money... raise money myself... and stay shooting and focused on each project.