do i have political views? you bet! i think the best way to express them is in your work, and then get the hell off the stage

I hadn't done just a straight-out comedy in a long time, just letting an ensemble do really good character acting, having them carry the movie as in my earlier pictures

I mean, I don't mind promoting a movie, or talking to the press if it's going to be used in some way

The biggest mistake in student films is that they are usually cast so badly, with friends and people the directors know. Actually you can cover a lot of bad direction with good acting

Yeah, I had an idea to make a very scary movie, based on a kind of serial murderer that preys on tourists.

I have swum against the stream all my life. It's not something I feel uncomfortable with. Is it difficult? Is it unpleasant? You bet.

But, number one, I think traditional noir doesn't work in contemporary storytelling because we don't live in that world anymore