But at a certain point, you have to take your influence and find your own voice if you want to become a relevant artist..

I try not to be too plot-heavy and to balance the dramatic with the comedic..

I'm always aware of who my core audiences are and I serve that niche..

There has been a great proliferation of lawyers in the pat 20 years, just as there has been a proliferation of computers. But unlike computers, lawye….

It's an enormous wall that's built between you and your dreams. And if every day, you just chip away... It may take ten years, but eventually you jus….

I'm betting that in two years I'll be talking to you about a film that I shot on an iPhone. It's absolutely coming, I have no doubt in my mind..

Brothers McMullen' would not be picked up for theatrical distribution now..

It's so hard to raise money for independent films and the fact of the matter is that the bigger my star or whatever is, as a result of doing bigger p….

You make a movie for 9k for the freedom it allows you..

I suffer from Irish-Catholic guilt. Guilt is a good reality check. It keeps that ‘do what makes you happy’ thing in check..

That's my advice for indie filmmakers: Marry a supermodel..

Trust your actors. That's why I work with the same actors time and time again. I encourage them to change the dialogue to achieve one thing: keep the….

I am a big fan of the old Howard Hawks films from the 30s and 40s, I was a big Hepburn and Tracey fan for a while and Woody Allen films that are a ve….

Well, for one thing, you know my dad was a cop..

Woody Allen would go for seven years without a movie and then make one that makes no money..

The stigma of the straight-to-DVD thing is over..

Spielberg gave us three takes before saying anything to us. Since then, I do that, three takes, to let the actors find their rhythm..

Newlyweds shooting budget: 5k for actors, 2k insurance, 2k food and drink. 9k in the can. We only shot 12 days. That's how to make an independent fil….

Maybe I should have taken a few chances. That's not to say I want to go make Star Wars, but I need to shift my career into the studio world. That's w….

I feel Irish-Americans are the forgotten minority group. Nobody else is making films about them..

I was a kid who went to film school and fell into acting..