I get a lot done considering I spend half my day sleeping.

Exploitation films were famous for taking an issue an exploiting it because they could move much faster than a studio could. If there was any hot topic, they would run out and make a quick movie and make a buck on it, by changing it around and using it, in some way, to give some relevance.

When you make an exploitation film, you always want to have a real issue. That's how they were always done.

I collect a lot of art.

People don't live in Austin to work, they work to live there.

There are real issues going on in just about any movie that's got fun elements to it.

It's easier making a smaller film like El Mariachi. There are no budget worries because there is no budget. There is no crew problem because there is no crew. And if you screw up, no one is around to see you screw up -- so it's no longer a screw up.