But at a certain point, you have to take your influence and find your own voice if you want to become a relevant artist.

Newlyweds shooting budget: 5k for actors, 2k insurance, 2k food and drink. 9k in the can. We only shot 12 days. That's how to make an independent film.

The stigma of the straight-to-DVD thing is over.

I feel Irish-Americans are the forgotten minority group. Nobody else is making films about them.

But at a certain point, you have to take your influence and find your own voice if you want to become a relevant artist.

The way I see it, when I go out as an actor, it should be on a type of film I'm never going to do as a director.

I'd been offered TV series over the years and never had any interest in doing television. I'm not a TV guy.