Be yourself. I much prefer seeing something, even it is clumsy, that doesn't look like somebody else's work.
As I do with most films, I try and find some music that you could use throughout, not just a sampling of lots of different artists.
I don't think American independent films have ever really been particularly experimental, except for the original guys from the '60s who were huge influences, like Stan Brakhage, Robert Breer, and Stan van der Beek. They were the true independents.
One of the things that is devastating is I realise I haven't been living a different life than when I was, like, 12. I'm shocked at how reclusive I've been since then. I was unaware of it until recently.
If it were up to the executives, they probably wouldn't have directors at all.
Because I didn't have brothers, I was always interested in the kids down the street that had four brothers in their family, so I became one of them - but it was not my family. I've always been attracted to temporary families. They tend to be lost characters.
Casting the locals is my primary concern because all the other things you assume will be manageable.
Many species of wit are quite mechanical; these are the favorites of witlings, whose fame in words scarce outlives the remembrance of their funeral ceremonies.
I'm a normal sized girl. I'm not a size double zero; I don't weigh 90 pounds. I'm a healthy girl.
As soon as you have made a thought, laugh at it.
I'd be lying if I said, 'No,' to wanting a lot of kids.