I really love sort of classical cinema where people were telling stories with very little dialogue, and people were using the camera in a really interesting way. |
I take a lot from everywhere. I take from music, architecture, novels, and plays. Anywhere that hits you. |
I think filmmakers want their movies to be seen. |
I think it's the greatest art form in the world, so I'm always encouraging to people. |
I think movies are good for getting into dream states or exploring weird alternate states of thinking. |
I think my first and foremost advice is to have a very realistic understanding of what making movies is; how much work it is, how unglamorous it is, how much tenacity you have to have. |
I'm a huge Python fan. |
I'm kind of happy to say I make weird movies - that part of it I'm really proud of. |
I'm not saying it isn't frustrating that my films haven't gotten a bigger release, but I'm really happy with them and if you just keep cranking and eventually, if you have a certain sensibility, some of your movies will hit and some just won't. |
I'm not trying to be some kind of underground renegade. |
I'm one of the few people who really like Eyes Wide Shut. |
I'm really influenced by so many different things. |
It's hard for a hit to be bad for your career. |
Keanu and I jokingly, cause he's still a really close friend of mine, say maybe when we're both 40 we'll do one. |
Keanu thought he was Bill and I thought I was Ted. Then the assistant came out, and it was the opposite. Keanu just went gray, I said, "What's wrong?" 'And he said "I really wanted to be Bill |