“I like to say to students who want to get into this, that one of the things I’ve learned really hard is that every interview is an exchange of energy. And what you put out, you’re gonna get back. You know, it is definitely this exchange. And I said,...
“ January 6th, I was up in the inauguration tower filming the breaking of the police line. I’m not gonna trust the feds or the protestors/rioters to tell me what happened. And so I saw them streaming into the building and I had a moment where I was like,...
“My big advice is do your homework. See what’s been made before you go make your film, not because you want to copy it. You need to understand the context in which you’re making something and what’s been done before. And even watching films...
“I’m attracted to stories about problems created by adults that children have to deal with…problems not of their own making. Children didn’t create war. You don’t go into foster care because of something you did, it’s because of...
“I think the people who have done okay in this business are people who are persistent despite the desperate struggles. I mean, I’ve never had a film that didn’t have a very dark moment where I really wanted out. And I hated the subject, I hated the...
