I didn't get into film to win Academy Awards. I wanted to have a conversation with the audience..

I love documentaries. It's actually my favorite medium of film..

I know that sounds contradictory - you're going on a journey, but once you know who your characters are, you become more disciplined and you film les….

The lifeblood of my career has been independent film..

I don't think there is really a favorite, I'm very fond of film making as a whole and as a medium and of course, there are some that I've enjoyed mak….

Never again work in the same conditions in whichyou made your first film. It's good to take risks, but not thatmuch risk..

The film business has so many twists and turns that its a miracle any film gets made..

Time and time again I was told that I would never make the film on time and never make it on budget. That kind of criticism tends to turn me into a g….

So many films end up being filmed in London or in the same places over and over again..

So many film makers are scared of visual effects - which is no crime..

I first started making films - this is my first feature, but I was making shorts - I was actually freelancing as a day job at The New York Times as a….

There is visual illiteracy with text-oriented films like bloody 'Harry Potter' and 'Lord of the Rings.'..

As far as music, that's always going to be my first love and I've always loved doing music and I always will, but right now it's more into film, tele….

There's a lot of vitriolic ranting out there, but there are literally hundreds of critics on the web who care deeply about film and having something ….

The good thing about the studio is that, when the movie comes out, they will put their marketing and their money behind it, which isn't necessarily t….

The bigger the budget, the less an audience is trusted, and that's the difference between a big-budget film and a small-budget film..

There are many untalented people making millions of dollars in the film business..

With all of my films if I get one bad review and a bunch of good reviews the bad one is the only one that will stay with me, which really sucks!.

My films are motivated by a keen interest in highlighting issues that affect marginalized populations who are caught in difficult circumstances..

If I was not allowed to mention that I was in the film industry, I could go six months without getting a kiss..

In reviewing films, people get quite liberal about saying "the script" this and "the script" that, when they've never read the script any more than t….