I'm sure some people will say, 'Why do this?' And my response is, 'Why wouldn't you?' The film business in general is using a model that is outdated and, worse than that, inefficient.

"A meteor hits planet Earth" - that's a story idea but that doesn't give me any indication of what the character is.

All human interaction, you can break it down to incentives. All relationships, at some level, are transactional. They're fascinated with incentives.

What are the stories you want people to tell about you?

A Movie That Costs Only $1.6 Million Doesn't Have to Be a Cultural Event to Turn a Profit.

You’re supposed to expand your mind to fit the art, you’re not supposed to chop the art down to fit your mind.

I'm not precious about anything. The effort it took to get something means nothing to me in post. It means nothing to the audience. I'll chop limbs off. I'll put an arm where a leg should be. I'll do anything.