On a night without moon or stars you can't see a thing, but you can imagine anything.
Being behind a camera, in front of the camera, is my own little deconstructionist niche.
Even in the realest American cinema that I see, there's still not that sense that this is reality. There's still that sense that you are watching a movie. And hopefully, if we did get our jobs right, that sense disappears when you watch this movie.
In horror, character development is often pushed aside in favor of the shock value. The best genre movies to me are movies like The Shining. You had a connection to the characters in that film.
I think as long as there are folks on the fringe who want to make movies, the indie scene will still be around. I do think it's getting harder to get them seen though.
We hit a stride where all self-consciousness disappeared.
Pain is pain, joy is joy - you can't avoid bringing pieces of yourself into a role.
Drama is very important in life: You have to come on with a bang. You never want to go out with a whimper. Everything can have drama if it's done right. Even a pancake.
Anybody can wish for riches, and most people do, but only a few know that a definite plan, plus a burning desire for wealth, are the only dependable means of accumulating wealth
You have to get to the next level, or you're gonna get stuck where you are for the rest of your life.
All our philosophy is as dry as dust if it is not immediately translated into some act of living service.