I think that's one of the biggest goals I had in making a movie, was listening to what other people had to say.

I believe in storytelling, not story-selling. I want people to believe the characters are real. So I'm a realist.

I'm making entertainment, but I'm making art. This is my art. Hopefully, it's profitable, hopefully it makes money, but at the end of the day I want it to be remembered for its artistic value as well as its entertainment value.

Film is such a powerful medium. It can really affect change; you can affect so many different people in different ways.

The advice I give to every filmmaker is you have to be tenacious. You can't give up.

It's hard to hear that your good intentions are making things worse and tragic.

Film is an oversimplification of things. That it really boils things down and makes them too simple.