Quotes

The budget is the aesthetic.

'Indie' has been used to describe so many things it's become meaningless. I work the way I work probably because of my personality. I like making a lot of work without a lot of fanfare, and I like to experiment.

It was the Werner Herzog of 1977 that got me into filmmaking. Then as time went on I discovered Robert Altman, Allan Rudolf, Wim Wenders, Godard, etc. Many others. But for the most part, they were not corporately manufactured entertainment.

I hum tunes to myself while I walk. This is why I don't have a driver's license. Walking is a big part of my creative work. And I once got into a car accident because I was thinking about music.

I think there is such a thing as an independent audience, and this is more important even than independent filmmakers.

My writing and filmmaking provided a platform for a group of us to begin our careers. We all would have begun our careers anyway, but we might not have had as much fun.

Flirt is some of the best work I've ever done. It sort of ruined my career.