I have not walked away from Hollywood. I'm walking away from the way I personally did business in Hollywood. The budget of whatever movie I do needs to be efficient; it needs to consider what kind of resources we're using and how to be as responsible as possible.
Tom ShadyacLove is not always about โeverythingโs fineโโฆlove is about truth. Truth and love are one in the same. It doesnโt always come in a sweet little box with a bow on it.
Tom ShadyacI don't have any interest in changing a system, because the system will simply get bucked back by people who haven't changed.
Tom ShadyacOur own economy tells us to take as much as we can get, right? Our own economy says, you're going to be the most successful graduate if you go into the business world and take as much you can get. That's not how nature works. Nature has a much simpler economy. Everything in nature takes what it needs. That's it. You don't see an oak tree gathering up all the resources. An oak tree takes what it needs to be the authentic oak tree it is.
Tom Shadyac