I Don't Write [screenplay Character] Biographies Beforehand.

When I Was Really Young I Didn't Know That There Was Such A Thing As A Screenwriter. I Wrote Stories.

There Was A Widespread Indignation In The American Media. They Were Saying, How Can You Make A Movie During An Election That's About Politics? What Are You Doing? Are You Trying To Influence People's Lives? To Which My Response Was, Well, I Hope So.

I Always Feel That There Are No Final Victories And No Final Defeats. But It's True That America Is In A Hole Right Now. There Are A Lot Of Dead Fish In The Water.

Sometimes People Can't Afford To Work For You, Or They're Not Interested Or Available, And You Hate To Have Written The Whole Movie With Somebody In Mind And Not Get Them.

I Figured, 'when Is That Ever Going To Happen Again?'. So I Basically Set Out The Opposite Way Movies Are Made; I Set Out With A Budget First. I Said, 'what Can I Do Well For $40,000?'.