Marketing Has Supplanted Story As The Primary

A Lot Of People Get Stuck, Like, "oh, If It's Made By A Studio, It Can't Be Independent." Often They Link It To The Source Of Financing, Or How It's Distributed, But I Don't Really Know How You Can. A Filmmaker Will Take His Money From Anywhere. It Doesn't Matter.

Were "a Clockwork Orange" Or "blue Velvet" Released Today, Would They Have The Same Power To Shock That They Had When They Came Out? Are We Too Inured By That Torrent Of Images And The Ridiculousness Of Modern Political Life, So That Nothing Shocks Us Anymore? What Does It Take To Shock Someone Today - Or At Least Jolt Them? I Don't Have An Answer. I'm Just Asking The Question.

As The Years Go By And I Make More Films, I Am Increasingly Interested In Capturing Place As A Vivid Backdrop For My Films.

But It's Just That The Whole Country Is Making Generally Lousy Films These Days And Has Been For Quite A While. That's The Big Problem That We All Have To Think About.

My Flag Is Always Flying. My Shingle Is Always Out. I'm Always Looking For Movie Ideas. The Hardest Part Of This Whole Movie-making Endeavor Is Finding Ideas. That's The Real Goal.