AZRAEL: No pleasure, no rapture, no exquisite sin greater... than central air.

There was never any down side to casting friends over professionals. It was always fun seeing folks who never performed before stretching their wings.

People like to set the bar high. I like to put the bar on the ground and barely step over it. I like to keep the expectations really low.

Why do my movies make people feel so dead inside?

One man's frankness is another man's vulgarity.

Don't be afraid to do weird stuff, so long as you do it cheaply and cover everyone's bets. Be bold. Be stupid, if you have to: so long as you don't hurt anybody, what's it matter how dopey your dream is? If I hadn't made TUSK? If I'd let it die as a podcast? I wouldn't have three other movies I'm now making within the span of a year. Some folks will try to shame you for trying something outside the norm; the only shame is in not trying to accomplish your dreams.

I always wanted to see if I could sell a movie to the public without doing any marketing because my philosophy was like, 'Hey man, I'm reaching my audience everyday. I'm twittering with them. I'm in direct contact with them on the podcast.'