My partner, Beth Alexander, and I want to produce smaller films, but commercially viable films that will enable me to make the kinds of movies I want to make.
I like to think of myself as a fairly educated human being, but I'm a very uneducated actor when it comes to movies, directors, producers, actors for that matter.
I don't know what it was, maybe the movie theaters in my immediate surrounding neighbourhood in Burbank, but I never saw what would be considered A movies.
On movies, you have a lot of stylists that get things too pretty. Everything gets steamed and ironed. It's just not the way we really behave.
It's like why people read scary books or go see scary movies. Because it creates a distance. They're scared, but they're not going to get hurt.
Whatever movies I sign, they have to get me out of my comfort zone. Otherwise, I would get bored very easily.
I always used to watch 'Labyrinth' and 'The Neverending Story.' Those were like my two favorite movies that I would watch over and over and over again.
It's nice that there are movies and songs about romance - it's what motivates us as human beings. I'm all for being brainwashed by rom-coms.
I was doing about five movies a year for many years. I was just so tired. I walked around feeling like a Mack truck hit me.
I'm the worst at picking what movies are going to do well. I have no idea. I'm really surprised if a movie I like does well.
I grew up in L.A., and I don't think I've seen L.A. onscreen in a way that felt real to me. There are definitely movies, but they are few and far between.
Sarah: Make believe you're happy Johnny, please, for the kids.
I like the performing. And interviews, even. And the stuff that's not sitting in a room by yourself with empty paper. But I never loved writing, to tell you the truth.
I think one of the major things a director has to do is to know his subject matter, the subject matter of his script, know the truth and the reality of it. That's very important.
The only thing I want is to awaken all humans on the planet that we are living on Mother Earth.
I like Akon, I like some of Lil Wayne when he uses that funky voice. Anything progressive.
We live in an era of consumerism and it's all about desire-based consumerism and it has nothing to do with things we actually need.
Generally my focus has been on people who make things, whether it's writers or directors or painters or musicians.
With a film, you try to keep your vision in it. I think with 'The American' and 'Control' I managed to do that.
There are some elements of digital photography that I don't really like, such as the fact that you see the results immediately.
I no longer buy papers or tabloids or magazines or read blogs. I used to. But it was just filling up my day with hatred.
