Independent filmmaking burns off a lot of storytelling fat.
I had to live on $17,000 a year until I was 33, because I was a failed artist until I was 29, when I made my first short film that went to Sundance.
I had gone to a Catholic prep school where everyone was rich and having kids by the time they were 30.
In ultralight backpacking, modified gear pieces come into play, like a tent you hoist with your trekking poles.
I have an appreciation for strong women.
In my short acting career, I've been in incredible relationships with incredible women.
I grew up Catholic, and I am a pretty shy person.
The idea that a lot of sons marry their mothers subconsciously, which I have done in my own life, was interesting to explore.
I always tell young filmmakers, don't go make a feature. Make a short. When you're ready to make a feature, people will tell you. Your friends will tell you. Your fans will tell you. Festivals will tell you. Listen to your audience.
My whole life, I've been the one in my family that's always too emotional and too sensitive. That's, like, my role in my family.
Now that I'm acting, I've realized that I don't have a lot of barriers. Certain actors have a hard time with anger or with joy or with whatever, and, I don't know, I don't seem to have those barriers.
