Certain types of films will never test well. My films never seem to test well.

I never thought in terms of a "breakthrough" film. I wasn't looking for fame or a career path into Hollywood. I was doing it for myself. I just wanted to make a film that I really loved. If other people liked it, great. But you can never guess what other people are going to like.

Certain types of films will never test well. My films never seem to test well.

It's certainly a difficult time right now to try to make small, smart films. I'm not trying to be self-serving, but you get to Hollywood, and if you want to make something big and loud and dumb, it's pretty easy.

I was inspired to do anything I could to get out of what I was doing... today, I'm motivated to pay the bills.

I never saw a department store Santa as a kid. My mother was afraid to take me.

It makes it difficult to decide which to go see, since no film about say, some tragic genocide in Africa is going to get a bad review even if it's poorly made.