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

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.

It's like a dream come true. When somebody is paying you to talk about yourself, you've won.

I try never to worry in general. Worry is interest paid in advance on a debt that never comes due.

Generally, I wake up, honestly it's creepy, but I wake up around 4:20.

I saw Richard Linklater's film 'Slacker' for my twenty-first birthday. That was the moment when it all seemed possible. This guy gave me hope.

In this life, if you don't celebrate yourself, nobody will.