I've worked in the theater, television, and films. A five-hour TV series is certainly more time than a character I'd be playing in a film.
First time films are hard. Even with some of the greatest directors, you look back at their first film, and you are just going, 'That movie is kind of bad.'
I'm not so sure that younger people today really appreciate the enormous bravery that went into the creation and production of that film, or how important a film at the time it really was.
[subtitled version] Paul: We're not up to feature film length yet.
The issue often with films is how it works with money and trying to get a visible movie star presence in the film.
I turned down twelve films last year... Huge money films, but I had no respect for the writer or the work.
When you are making an independent film, money is never an issue.
I think all industries are sexist in nature and I don't think the film industry is any different.
Growing up, a film was an action film or it was a comedy or it was romantic, but you don't really see such stark lines between genres nowadays.
I have had unsuccessful films, but I learned a lot from those films. I give my failures as much importance as my success.
The film industry brings people together, and so does technology. I see them as similar platforms.
I love doing short films because they're much more intimate and there's far less waiting around than on the bigger films.
I'm really into acquiring film paraphernalia - that's my hobby. I love old movie posters, cameras and film reels.
I am a hybrid. I do independent films and also do Hollywood films - I love them both.
It's very tempting to over-eat all the bad things when you're on a film set.
If I start paying attention to the mechanics of a film while watching it, then it's generally a bad film.
Certain types of films will never test well. My films never seem to test well.
Most films I work on, the people making the film are constantly second-guessing the executives of the studio, the producer, and the audience. It is very hard to accomplish anything in that situation.
Film work can be very interesting, but it also can be awfully boring because who creates the film? The actors? No. It is the director. It's his piece of work.
I am not going to do a film based on a bad scenario just to make a big Hollywood film or work with Hollywood stars.
If you're an artist, it's OK to put your money into your art. The advantage, in hindsight, is that you become the film, and the film becomes you; you breathe it.
