As a first time director it's interesting, but not all that different from what I did before. A lot of parts of this job seem to be very similar to running a big company.
Timothy MillerI'm friends with [David] Fincher. [James] Cameron gives me advice. I know a fair amount of directors who have been through it, and they all felt pretty confident that I would be fine when I got my shot. So their confidence made me feel confident.
Timothy MillerBeing an animator, and I've directed tons of mo-cap, which really is about how do characters move through space.
Timothy MillerHonestly, the most uncomfortable thing for me is my level of incompetence is uncomfortable.
Timothy MillerOnce you get cocky that's when you start to, A, turn into an asshole to everybody and, B, make mistakes because you stop listening to people or they stop telling you because you're a cocky asshole. So I'm going to try and eat my humble pie every morning for breakfast and just hope that it turns out OK.
Timothy Miller