Yet I never want to make a movie purely for the money.

I am not stopped by low funds, physical exhaustion, mental exhaustion, or temptations to stop and work on some other production that would be more financially rewarding.

Many of us view the bible and other religious teachings as mythology.

When I'm working on a movie, I will make any sacrifice to finish it.

Subject matter that is not bound to reality offers more opportunity to write a unique story and cinematically present it in very unique ways.

I have done some short pieces that are not horror.

We should assume that the end product can be switched off by any consumer who is offended or frightened by it.

Censorship of ideas or images or words is wrong.

Everyone has an opinion, and the guy screaming for censorship may be the next guy to have his ideas cut off.

If a violent act towards a woman takes place, and the inspiration for that act is violence in cinema, the inspiration for that act would have come from somewhere else if movies didn't exist.

Also, I plan to screw something up on every movie I do so that I can learn from my mistakes and become a better director with each project.

This indication of audience interest is good for all horror movie makers at any budget level.

Yet I never want to make a movie purely for the money.

In this way, some film schools can be destructive.

And the fact that you must make the movie for yourself because no one else will ever fully appreciate the endeavor, makes it a more rewarding challenge.

I think you get out of film school what you put into it. If you don't care about making movies, film school will do you no good.

Cinema has only been around for about 100 years. Has all of the world's violence towards women taken place only within the past 100 years?

I aspire to eventually be making my living by making movies.

I position everything else in my life around making movies.

We should all have the opportunity to express what we want to express.

I like the fact that major studios have been attempting horror films recently.

I've also directed, shot, and edited several music videos.

To us, basing stories on christianity is the same as basing stories on Roman mythology, Native American folklore, or unsubstantiated government conspiracies.

More people are exposed to movies than to most other forms of art.

The horror genre is important because it promotes experimentation in filmmaking.

Violent behavior exists in one's psychological makeup much deeper than the level that receives information from television or movies.

I'm not impressed by someone's degree... I'm impressed by them making movies.

I have never seen a connection between cinematic violence towards women and actual violence towards women in society.

Most of my technical knowledge comes from having worked in the industrial video industry.

I never want to become arrogant and think I've made a flawless movie.

Movies are an art form that is very available to the masses.

Each feature I make is my focus at that time.

Directors who turn into big babies and shut out criticism stop learning.

I did not go to film school.

I think the act of condensing months or years of work down to a couple hours of entertainment is pretty wild and extremely rewarding.

I also do not like the idea of soft money, these issue ads - people don't know where the money is coming from, millions and millions of dollars outside of the control of a candidate - there's no accountability.

Stories come from other shows at other studios where only 2,000 rounds were actually used and the money for the other 3,000 went right into the studio pockets. Corners were cut and that production suffered. Knock wood, that hasn't happened to us.

Never play anything that don't sound right. You might not make any money, but at least you won't get hostile with yourself.

Don't make music for some vast, unseen audience or market or ratings share or even for something as tangible as money. Though it's crucial to make a living, that shouldn't be your inspiration. Do it for yourself.

When I sent those scripts, that was the lowest point of my life. We'd just had our second son, and when I went to collect them from hospital, I went to the bank to try and get some money to buy some diapers, the screen showed I've got $26 left.

One does not need buildings, money, power, or status to practice the Art of Peace. Heaven is right where you are standing, and that is the place to train.

I would rather take the role and work and make my own money and self respect than to have sex with someone who has a lot of money.

People may take a job for more money, but they often leave it for more recognition.

I make no claim to being a business genius. You can make so much money in this business that it loses its value.

It costs a great deal of money to do a musical, and the more money involved, the more big business influences the artform.

The world over, give a guy money and it goes to drinking, gambling, and women. When you give a woman money, it goes to feeding, clothing, helping people.

Your team has to understand that coming into the ABA, you have to have your investments right and sponsorships and people ready to give you money so they can back you up.

I wanted to be an actress. In college I was a serious feminist and very political. I was determined to get one thing out of my career and that was respect. I didn't want money. I didn't care about fame.

A drunkard would not give money to sober people. He said they would only eat it, and buy clothes and send their children to school with it.