The best movies are rooted in reality.

I discovered shooting and filmmaking around the time all of the software became affordable to anyone with a PC.

I think Melissa McCarthy is a force of nature. She's just incredible. And it's purely her talent that has rocketed her in such little time from a marvelous supporting role in "Bridesmaids" to being the lead in several films that are coming out this year. She's extraordinary.

People who can't afford their mortgages and have to renegotiate with the bank or something gets repossessed after you worked your whole life. You follow the rules and you do the right thing and you still get screwed. That's what I think a lot of Americans are.

There's no longer a monolithic evil empire somewhere, spreading a different philosophy of life. That doesn't exist.

Some of the best ideas come sort of out of nowhere and when you're not expecting it.

I love the unexpected and I think that's why documentary is an attractive genre to me because you don't know where it's going to go, so I tend to involve that as much as possible in the production process.