The constraints of melodrama can be a great blessing, because they demand that all the characters involved - as absurd and extreme as they may initially seem - must stay utterly rooted in their own reality, or the whole project collapses.
People wear shorts to the Broadway theater. There should be a law against that.
I never go overbudget on my movies.
And I love doing my own projects; that's what I've always wanted to do.
I'm not saying they won't be bigger projects someday.
I'm interested in how people shoot because I have a very specific way of shooting and I'm fascinated by the way other people shoot films, particularly if they're smart and talented.