I`m not a caterer. I just have to stay with my creative convictions. At some point, you have to just get past the special-interest groups and do what you`re there to do, which is make a movie.
It was always my dream to be a director. A lot of it had to do with controlling my own destiny, because as a young actor you feel at everyone`s disposal. But I wanted to become a leader in the business.
I`ve always been interested in the Depression as this very dramatic pivotal period in American history. My dad grew up on a farm in Oklahoma and remembers playing with his toy tractor under the table while the local farmers talked with his grandfather abo...
We look at some similar areas in such a completely different way. We`re a comedy, we`re very contemporary. We`re very much about the impact of celebrity and fame on an individual in today`s world.
Viewing in a theater is the optimum experience. It needs to be preserved. ... But, at the end of the day, technology and viewers are going to tell us what they really want.
I`m not a caterer. I just have to stay with my creative convictions. At some point, you have to just get past the special-interest groups and do what you`re there to do, which is make a movie.
