Occupation: Filmmaker Birth: April 9, 1975
I've always had great independence on everything I've done. Nobody's ever told me not to do anything..
I'm not really worried about people's perception of what I do, or people's analysis of why I make the decisions I make. I wake up every day with a ne….
Every new project I do is a new invention of myself and reinvigorates me as to why I love the industry..
It's been an obsession of various genres, disciplines, and aspects and elements of movie-making. It's always been something that I've really aspired ….
I saw how you could get away with such a free-spirited, naturalistic sensibility in a mainstream Hollywood movie, and you could apply a lot of the sk….
When you say "Holy Man", I immediately think of Eddie Murphy's finest hour. If it's anything comparable, I'm excited..
There's something within contemporary culture which is far more faux masculine than it was when men were really men..
I've never wanted to be a fireman, in my life. I've never really wanted to grow up and be anything other than a film director..
I really strongly feel that when you approach a drama, you have to approach it with energy, honesty, sincerity, and absolute commitment, or don't do ….
A lot of my best friends are the best person for the job in a film, but sometimes being a filmmaker I'll give a buddy a chance to prove himself. Othe….
I'm not a director that's about precision and control and perfection, I'm about creating an atmosphere that's organic and interesting and then lettin….
Sometimes an actor doesn't sell an idea 100 percent. It just sounds like something that's coming out of their head. You can hear the gears whirring a….
Sometimes in the studio movies I've been working in, you'll put a joke in a movie because the crowd loves it - not because I love it..
I consider myself more of a film fan than a filmmaker, or I guess it's kind of a balance, fortunately. But I really want to see good movies as much a….
I've protected my protracted period of infancy. For many years. And I have no desire to become an adult..
I think my interest in risk is pretty high, a lot higher than I think a lot of other people who are just looking for something to kind of define them….
Everybody's got their tools or their instruments, and it's fun to see how people expose themselves to their profession or their profession becomes wh….
Sometimes you'll have great actors who aren't comfortable with improvising. Which can get pretty frustrating. But every actor's coming from a differe….
I never really had a real career trajectory idea. I just like a lot of different kind of movies, I wanna make a lot of different kind of movies, and ….
I love animals. With animals you never know what you're getting. Everybody says don't mess with animals and little kids in movies but those are the f….
the things that people are typically afraid of are what I find most exciting and unpredictable, and I guess that's part of the problem is people don'….