You want somebody who's capable of being diverse in the characters they play, and you want a big name that's going to bring attention to the filmmakers and to the project.

You can learn a lot from somebody's video bio: if you're not going to gel with the actor or a crew.

It's like everybody is shooting something, and everybody's a filmmaker; everybody can shoot a cat video and post it. So the big thing now is - for people that have talent and have something to say, and are creative, and are capable of making something good - is how do they get attention to it?

Everybody is always going to have haters. It comes with the job. You have to have a tough skin and not let it affect you.

You can have the best people in the business, but if they're not collaborating - and they're butting heads - then it's all going to go south.

Don't sell credits; don't sell walk-on roles... If people want to back you, they'll back you. But if you have to entice people will walk-on roles and crazy credits, you're undermining yourself.