From being a struggling. starving filmmaker to being incredibly successful in a period of a couple of years is quite a powerful experience, and not necessarily a good one.
[About THX-1138] My first film was a parable about the way we are living our lives today. I realize it was a rather depressing statement. People really weren`t interested in a depressing statement. Being a pessimist doesn`t seem to accomplish anything.
It`s hard work making movies. It`s like being a doctor:you work long hours, very hard hours, and it`s emotional, tense work. If you don`t really love it, then it ain`t worth it.