[She hurried into that film after finishing her role in Edward Burns '] The Groomsmen, ... was kind enough to block around my schedule.

Look: You're not gonna become a millionaire doing this, but that was never the point. And I think a lot of people in the indie film business kind of took their eye off of that.

I'm betting that in two years I'll be talking to you about a film that I shot on an iPhone. It's absolutely coming, I have no doubt in my mind.

When I was 25 years old and had no money - and didn't know how to make movies and had no experience - I was able to get $25,000 together, and that film was 'The Brothers McMullen.'

In a sense I've made the same film over and over again. In all of them I've asked, 'Who are we as Americans?

There's less of a community for film here. Artistically, this is not a strong community, ... It's easier to clear locations and people are more excited about being involved with a movie. You are more of a maverick, to quote Top Gun .