The people are what always makes the film for me. My films are little portraits for me that make a much bigger portrait. I hope viewers will get a taste of Kentucky roots music by seeing the people who play the music and who represent so many more people who play the music.

A mistake people make when having portraits created is doing it themselves or having a friend click the shutter. Today's contemporary photographers are able to provide unique products such as portraits containing multiple images, hardcover coffee table books, computer-related presentations and more.

People still come to me for large portraits of children and families. And I still enjoy taking photos of little babies, toddlers and teens.

My father was an engineer, ... But I found out that the film critics for the Stanford Daily got free passes for all the films. So I became first an assistant critic and then the main film critic. Those free passes changed my life.

When I started in the late 1950s, every film I made - no matter how low the budget - got a theatrical release. Today, less that 20-percent of our films get a theatrical release.

I think The Blair Witch Project is an exceptionally well-conceived and well-made film.