It's a funny thing, by the way, how people who love free markets are also quite sure that they know that investors are being irrational.
I love classical music and often listen to symphonies or opera in the morning.
It's because you have no power. You give them all the material and the cinematographer, the director, the editor, boy what they can choose. . . You better hope they like you because they can slice and dice and make you look like a damn fool when your face and body are up there on a 30-foot screen.
I do like taking on responsibility, sometimes too much. But I was aware of that early on and it's something that came up in the previous set of interviews, and that is the actor‛s contribution.
One of the great things about film is that, typically anything that's introduced in the first five minutes, the audiences will by into.
I feel honored to be a part of something that provided people with entertainment and that inspired conversations. I feel very, very fortunate.
One of the advantages of shooting digitally was that we had a lot of time. When you shoot, even if you do a good performance, it may get lost in the editing room. It's just one more way that a potentially good film might go astray.
If I get a script that's set in the jungle it goes to the bottom of the pile because I don't think the playgrounds are going to be very good there! I'm really aware of how lucky I am but I have the kind of job where I can bring my child to work.
Don't be afraid to ask for what you need to get the story you want. Be yourself and be informal. Forming trusting relationships with subjects is key to the success of the film, so if you're trying to be anything other than yourself, it won't work.
Futurists don't consider overpopulation one of the issues of the future. They consider it the issue of the future.
I married a woman who loves to camp, and I am what you would call "indoorsy". . . My wife always brings up, "Camping's a tradition in my family. " Hey, it was a tradition in everyone's family 'til we came up with the house.