This generation has given up on growth. They're just hoping for survival.

If I could make a decent living doing documentaries, I would. I don't really care about [the other] stuff so much. But you can't make a living doing documentaries. Although it has affected my work, at least in that I think I make fairly realistic-looking pictures.

Many people have been able to get pitch meetings by just cold calling, especially the smaller networks and especially with the reality shows.

If you are looking for a producer, try to contact established producers. Don't let the fear of theft paralyze you, or you will never get anywhere with it.

I got IRS records to finance what I wanted to do.

I was always into music. I think everyone is when they're a teenager, as a way to drown out the world.

My mother was a barmaid and I was raised in a trailer park. I'm used to that language. I put it on the screen so that people could interpret it as they wish.