To make independent films, you can't think about them too much, ponder on them too much, get overwhelmed by the enormity of it.

I know there's a certain love and affection for the homemade on the Internet, and I'm all for that, too, and I appreciate it in alternative music, and I appreciate it in B-movies and in Sundance, independent films.

The thing I've come to learn is that what's great about small independent films is the intimacy and the communication that occurs when you're making them.

The majority of work I do is in independent films, where you're lucky if you have five takes.

I've been blessed in my career to be able to do studio and independent films.

People are making better and better small budge independent films these days.