It's difficult for one filmmaker to criticize another. That's a job best left to critics.
I don't consider myself a very good talker or writer but a pretty good filmmaker.
I would tell filmmakers: 'Don't just be seduced by the same old, same old. There are interesting things you can explore that may get your film out there to audiences better than the traditional distribution mechanisms.'
I was, and am, a frustrated filmmaker and film student, and my passion and love for movies was so broad that, in the earlier part of my career, I stumbled into doing 'Sports Night' and was a comedy director.
How I'm portrayed in films has more to do with the filmmaking and what they need in the story than anything else. I'm the same person I've always been, I just get used in different ways according to the filmmakers' needs - which is fine with me; it makes for great films.
I think filmmakers want their movies to be seen.
I still have energy and some degree of youth, which is what a filmmaker needs.
I'm a happy person! I guess I'm not as much of a pessimist as most documentary filmmakers.
As a documentary filmmaker, I couldn't afford to give my children the lifestyle I had in San Francisco growing up.
Me, as a moviegoer, before being a filmmaker, I try to think about what movie I would like to see.
