We've Lost Our Moral Foundation, Which Allows

You Work Like Hell To Get Yourself Ahead In The Business. You Could Go Anywhere Before, And Suddenly You Can't Go Anywhere. It's Like Being A Cartoon Character.

I Would See My Hometown, Los Angeles, Change. Green Space And Orange Groves Gave Way To Cement, Freeways Flooded With Traffic, And Air Pollution, All In The Name Of "progress." I Felt Like I Was Losing My Home. It Had A Profound Effect On Me, And I Realized Just How Important Nature Was To My Spirit, My Soul, My Point Of View.

When I Was Young, I Said To Myself, "you've Got To Make The Most Of Your Life." It's All About Taking Risks. Push Yourself To Do As Much Exploration As Possible. Find Yourself. Because Sometimes We Think We've Found Ourselves, But It's Only Part Of Ourselves We've Found. We Haven't Pushed Ourselves Far Out There Where We Make Mistakes And Things Don't Work Out, But At Least We've Discovered Something. I Felt That's What My Life Had To Be.

Whereas Money Is A Means To An End For A Filmmaker, To The Corporate Mind Money Is The End. Right Now, I Think Independent Film Is Very Confused, Because There's Excess Pressure In The Marketplace For Entertainment To Pay Off.

Be Careful Of Success; It Has A Dark Side.