The most important thing is the story. Not the script, but the story.
'Cloud Atlas' is for everybody. The main character in the movie is humanity.
I was very happy to learn Oliver Stone had decided to make a film about Edward Snowden and believe this is a powerful and inspiring film.
When I saw the rough cuts of 'The Village of Peace,' I was immediately intrigued and wanted to share this story on the global stage.
I make it a point to pick films that tell you a story in an engaging way. I can't compromise on the content. The script has to be substantial and impactful.
A good film script should be able to do completely without dialogue.
I believe that the best cameraman is one who recognizes the source, the story, as the basis of his work.
I think film, to me, as a director, is about telling a story.
Many really good films allow us to empathize with other lives.
At the end of the day, filmmaking is all about telling stories, and I'm just doing my part.
A short film is just another storytelling medium like TV, Features, and Webisodes. I am just thrilled that 'Silent Cargo' is getting out there for people to see.
The 'Hellraiser' situation was pretty darn wonderful and very unusual. Nor did I understand how radically unusual the thesis of 'Nightbreed' was.
I think what makes compelling fiction or cinema is when you're basically taking the most intense moments of experience and you're creating a song or a narrative out of it.
I have always thought of films as stories for the world.
Story is important but the most important is the theme and how you're going to convey theme cinematically. I'm a believer also.
