I was in a cult for thirty-four years. Everyone else could see it. I don’t know why I couldn’t.

Usually the characters are where I start. Then I continually ask myself, 'What's the worst thing that could happen to this character?'

You don't make a film because the audience is ready for it. You make a film because you have questions that are in your gut.

The stereotypes we pretend that we reject are ingrained in our DNA.

We think we know what's right. With excessive pride comes blindness.

Every 10 years, I know less about love and relationships. The smarter I get, the less I know.

I found two true stories. One was in 2003. One was the beginning of 2004. I decided to meld them. Richard Davis' story which is the largest portion of this, a lot of the events are exactly as you saw, exactly what happened and the locations. Exactly as it was said with the chicken house and the strip club. Richard's parents were on the set and they'll tell you that the story is different than their son's. I was very concerned because I called them to say, 'You understand I'm fictionalizing this story?