My rule is to use whatever feels right at the moment and then break that rule if you want.
David Robert MitchellI had the nightmare when I was like nine or ten or something, I always remembered pieces of that nightmare, the feeling from it. I've always wanted to make a horror film and so I always kept thinking about that nightmare.
David Robert MitchellThere's a difference between the way I see it and the character's interpretation of the events, so the rules within the film are the rules within the film.
David Robert MitchellIt's just about having faith in what I wrote and following through on the plan and making sure I get the pieces the way that I need them. It's just about executing properly in production and then in post, you know, it's working [with] and trusting my editor, and then also playing the film for people and seeing how they react.
David Robert Mitchell