This Is The Problem With Being Indian.

I Think One Of My Favorite Things About Making Low Budget Movies Is That When You Get Into Expensive Moviemaking Territory, It's Almost Impossible Not To Reverse Engineer The Movies. It's Irresponsible Not To Think About The Result And The Financial Result. But When You Make Low Budget Movies, You Can Put That Out Of Your Head.

You're Saying, "i'm Gonna Do This Thing," And You Have To Be Aware, As A Rational Human Being, That You May Not Be Allowed Back In.

I Want To Make A Bunch Of Small Movies. I'm Really Interested In That For Me In The Future.

Filmmakers Have To Find The Right Materials To Match Their [voice].

My Grandparents Were Classic Indian Grandparents. My Grandmother Would Put So Much Powder On Her Face That It Was Like A Kabuki Play And She'd Come Down The Stairs. I Was Like 8 Or 9 Years Old. My Grandfather Apparently Had No Teeth Because He Would Take Out His Teeth And Put Them In A Glass, And Then He Would Try To Scare Me With It. I Started To Try To Scare Them When I Was A Little Older.