I think what Hollywood has done for so long, ... is make movies for themselves.

I think what Hollywood has done for so long, is make movies for themselves.

He's a failed Hollywood writer in his 50s and he's going back to Phoenix to address a problem he has with his father. This is where I think [writer/director] Bob Dolman has been really clever.

Those movies seem to be rarer these days. They're the exception to the rule. This festival seems to represent more of a classic tradition.

Some say Hollywood movies that are made about boxing are just metaphors for other things, I think I've made one that's actually about boxing and not a metaphor.

I make movies for grownups. When Hollywood starts making them again, I'll start acting in them again.