It was really hard to find another project after my first film..

I think all industries are sexist in nature and I don't think the film industry is any different..

In some ways I would like to be like Tyler, my char­ac­ter in the film..

I would never say someone's else's film isn't 'a real film.' The quote is inaccurate..

TV and film has defined my entire life..

I'm not someone who gives prescriptives at the end of my films..

Audiences are less intrigued, honestly, by battle. They're more intrigued by human relations. If you're making a film about the trappings of the peri….

I think the biggest misconception about experimental film in general is that it is always difficult and inaccessible..

The adrenaline of a live performance is unlike anything in film or theater. I can see why it's so addictive..

The film industry is so fickle about financing, and it's so difficult to get movies made..

When I show a film at a festival, I am showing myself. Everything is at stake for me..

I like L.A., but I think whats changed is that the kinds of films I do, the mid-range dramatic film, has become an endangered species..

[ Felicia Day] is really figured it all out, and it was impressive. It was nothing like our set, because her set was like working on a real film..

The film [Dream of Life] looks at a time in my life..

We were dealing with films that had very prominent roles for women and I felt I was actually contributing something. Many people had wondered why I w….

I don't make a division between an art film and commercial art..

I've made many films and only a few times I've played real people..

An actor should never be larger than the film he's in..

Film people are coming into TV, because they can't get any work..

Filmmaking is exploring. Why would I want to make a film about something I already understand?.

In the end of the film there is hope, ... There's beauty in ugliness. It's really important for us Latinos to acknowledge each other and not deny the….