I like to blow up stereotypes, like taking the icons of metal, the epitome of male testosterone and showing them as regular people.

If a concert film is an experience of the musicianship without critiquing it, then this, too, is dropping you into a world and letting you experience it.

I like to blow up stereotypes, like taking the icons of metal, the epitome of male testosterone and showing them as regular people.

The Metallica film was like this incredible life experience where I learned the most through guys that stereotypically you would think couldn't offer much to you. That's what I love about the film: It explodes your stereotype of them - they're not just a bunch of lugheads banging on the guitar.

The filmmaker is not telling you what to think.

I'm a filmmaker who is known for these ambiguous portraits that tell multiple sides of the story without really telling the audience what to think.

If people spend two hours thinking about the direction of their own lives and can relate to the stories they see on screen, to me that's a success.