To be unrecognizable in movies is the biggest compliment that anybody can give you.
Making movies is just like betting on horses at the racetrack.
I aspire to eventually be making my living by making movies.
I didn't like some of the movies that were coming into me.
I like all of John Carpenter's movies. 'The Thing' is my favorite.
I'm not unashamed to say that I like movies that make me verklempt.
My two favorite movies are 'Coming to America' and 'Boomerang'.
Movies, by nature, are not subjective, they're objective.
I've made some bad movies. And I really enjoyed it!
What always leads me in terms of my movies are characters.
The movies and the parts I'm being offered are becoming better and better.
I made my first movie when I was five.
'Sucker Punch' is a big girl power movie.
'A Face in the Crowd' is Elia Kazan's forgotten movie.
I wouldn't want to do a whole movie with effects.
I did a movie in Esperanto.
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