Everything's changing so fast that it's sometimes hard to keep up.

I'm a junkie. I like drugs, I like the whole lifestyle, but it just didn't pay off.

Modern-day cinema takes the form of a sermon. You don't get to think, you only get to receive information.

If a movie isn't released, it's one thing, but if you know it will be, it's nice to have closure and see it come out.

I don't think American independent films have ever really been particularly experimental, except for the original guys from the '60s who were huge influences, like Stan Brakhage, Robert Breer, and Stan van der Beek. They were the true independents.

My art teacher in junior high was a very out gay man and a mentor to me.

And Later I Thought, I Can't Think How Anyone Can Become a Director Without Learning the Craft of Cinematography.