Most Filmmakers Can't Afford To

When That Happens - When Risk Is Taken And The Filmmakers Dive Into The Subject Matter Without A Parachute - Very Often What You Get It Something With Those Qualities That Make It Age Well With The Public.

I've Been Offered Lots Of Movies. There's Always Some Actor Who's Doing A Project And Would Like To Have Me Do It. But You Look At The Project And Think, 'gee, There Are A Lot Of Good Directors Who Could Do That.' I'd Like To Do Something Only I Can Do.

Work On Nothing Less Than Epic Scale

It Takes No Imagination To Live Within Your Means.

The Whole Reason One Wants To Do Lower Budget Films Is Because The Lower The Budget, The Bigger The Ideas, The Bigger The Themes, The More Interesting The Art.