Saying that all documentaries are the same is like saying all foreign films are the same.

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.

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

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

I try to make the set as relaxed and fun and stress-free as humanly possible, while still having control over things. It's usually tension that hurts a performance or makes it seem self-conscious.

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

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.