When people used to ask me why I got involved with Hollywood films, I would say jokingly that it was for the health insurance.
There is a certain moment in the film when the son is in the nursing home and he goes to the television and turns it off because he sees himself in the image.
After filming I like to go home and lie down with my daughter and have a glass of wine so I don't really socialize with the other actors.
You always make a film with the hope that all types of people will want to see your work and that it doesn't matter about your color, but unfortunately it still does.
I don't think I'm a total pessimist, so I think you can find hope in all my films.
My films are completely new. I am not similar to anybody in the history of movies.
Harrison Ford was pretty content as a carpenter who thought it would be nice to work on TV and ended up being the biggest film star in the history of cinema.
It's what you don't see that keeps you on the edge of your seat in any kind of film - leave it to the imagination of the viewer.
I can live without endless television programmes and films just centered around computers. I can sort of live without that.
When you do a film, you get picked up in a car, lunch is free. Theatre is really hard, and you get absolutely no money.
I never did films for the money or because I needed to buy a house or car. I do it because I love my job.
That is where the irony of the film comes off, in terms of the language it employs - where he tries desperately to be a 'TV Dad,' to give advice and it's so pat it becomes ridiculous.
Any film which views the darker side of life, which is death with a sense of humor, is very much to my taste.
My biggest role as director on the film is keeping a sense of the overview - how to cast the movie and shoot it in such a way that it will cut together. And how to design the style and tone.
Entire families are attending 'Son of God' together and sharing it with their own kids. Parents are using the film as a conversation starter to help bring the story of Jesus to life for their children.
Even with a stable character, you want something surprising to happen, hopefully because that's what the camera loves the most. That's what is great about film.
I always say horror films are great date movies. In the first twenty minutes, you're going to end up in each other's arms.
Personally, I don't think the film and television industries are run as well as they used to be. Oh sure, we've got great digital effects now but... where are the visionaries?
I use the Philip Kingsley range of shampoos, and they've got a great elasticiser, which is fantastic. I wrap my hair in cling film and put that on.
David Mamet was great to work with. He was everything that I thought he would be as a director. He's incredibly articulate, an easy collaborator. Extraordinarily knowledgeable about film and writing.
As for Tenacious D, of course it could work as a full length movie; all it requires is a great writer and great director with an ability to think outside of conventional film comedy.
