There were Hollywood movies and then there were those aggressively anti-narrative films that they showed at the Collective for Living Cinema.

It's humiliating to have to explain your value.

I came to New York, and it was a really cool time. People like Jim Jarmusch and Spike Lee were making their first movies, and they were making movies that were personal narratives.

When a crisis occurs, I feel that one of my greatest responsibilities is to set a tone of calm no matter what the problems. Sometimes I have to fake confidence a lot. I also have to fake calm.

My first job, honestly, was as a proofreader. I say that a little disparagingly, but it actually was this sort of incredible thing, where I got this job proofreading for a cable television magazine.

I always say, what really makes a movie commercial is that it makes its money back.

There were Hollywood movies and then there were those aggressively anti-narrative films that they showed at the Collective for Living Cinema.