It was a special show that became a cult classic of sorts, and I made a lot of money for it.
I like the films that gain awareness at the end - a sort of breakout moment.
Party of Five won a Golden Globe, it was a well-written television series.
'Simon' was always a word-of-mouth book. When it came out in 2015, I don't know that anybody thought that 'Simon' could be mainstream. Publisher Harper Collins loved it in-house, but it wasn't a lead title. Nobody is more surprised than me that it's a film. It's the little book that could.
My first film out of the gate was financially so successful that I guess, being in Hollywood, you get kind of put into a certain box.
I was the first guest star asked to appear on 'Glee,' which we all know became huge.
'Beatriz' has been a slow burn; people are still finding the movie. It's actually similar to the first few years of 'Friday Night Lights.'
'Little Miss Sunshine' snowballed. It was a tiny movie. We shot it in 30 days, and it was really fun to do, but it was one of those small movies that you don't hold out huge hope for.
The most pressure I felt was for the first 'Paranormal Activity,' because when it was released, whether it was going to be a hit or not, I knew it was going to be a life-altering event for me.
I had no idea that it was gonna take off the way it did. I thought we made a good movie.
A lot of shows fly under the radar for the first couple seasons and then become successful. It doesn't necessarily have any bearing on the success of the show or how much the network is behind it.
