Harley Quinn Smith Quotes

Sundance is going to be a defining moment in my life. But the unfortunate thing about Sundance is, when you have a film there, you can't have the opportunity to see other films.

My first film festival and my first film that I've ever been in, 'Martha Marcy May Marlene,' that was at Sundance.

I met Jill Soloway at Sundance a couple years ago. I was there for 'Crystal Fairy', and she was there for 'Afternoon Delight'. She reached out and wanted to get together.

Doing anything on a movie at Sundance is great.

I love festivals because I feel like I'm more of a movie fan than a person who's in the film industry.

Well, this is the second time I've done New Directors.

Sometimes I think I don't do anything but make, watch, and talk about films.

Then I did The Tao of Steve and that was at Sundance in 2000 where it did really well.

I'm not really a Sundance baby, but they helped me so much I feel I have to acknowledge it.

My first movie, 'Heathers,' had played at the festival, so I had a little bit of a Sundance connection, but I didn't really know about the Labs.

I'll just say it: I love Sundance; my very first film won Sundance.

I went to the Tokyo Film Festival in Japan because I love Japanese cinema.

I like simple things. I like to sneak in the theatre and watch movies. I'm a movie buff.

It's always great to be able to go to a premiere with the actors there.

Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel first championed my film, 'Hoop Dreams,' which was essential to its success. Roger remained a great supporter of my work throughout my career, and I'll never forget him tweeting about 'The Interrupters' right before its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in 2011.

I always wanted to go to Sundance.

Sundance took me on my first film and from there sort of launched my career.

I feel like every day I discover new actors and new filmmakers and different genres, and it's just so cool.

I'm always excited when I can discover new filmmakers.

I remember when I was at the first showing of 'John Dies at the End' at Sundance, and I was talking to some of the people in the standby crowd who were outside and didn't have tickets. They were just waiting in line to see if they could get in. It was this whole gang of die-hard sci-fi wacko people, and they were just fantastic.

I saw 'Birth' at the Sundance Film Festival with a thousand other strangers, and I couldn't believe that was me in the film. I didn't recognize myself.

Getting into Sundance is such a big platform for a director.

The first time I went to Cannes, Gus Van Sant was there in competition with 'Last Days.'

My dad brought 'Clerks' to Sundance 22 years ago, and that's when his career started.

As for me I may not have relatives in the film industry. But I grew up in Mumbai as an avid moviegoer. So I don't feel like an outsider.