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Cinema is always evolving.
I think I'm my own worst enemy.
I love celluloid. I love the look of it.
I would like to make sure I'm not homeless.
A movie will live or die with your casting.
'Man Push Cart' is very similar to 'Take Out.'
As long as I can pay rent, that's all I care about.
I'm fine with a title that's open to interpretation.
I love to combine first-time actors with seasoned actors.
I work with different actors with varied degrees of experience.
I'm not really the type to jump into a $20 million film just to do it.
I've fallen in love with Los Angeles, and I love to explore it myself.
I'm not a material guy, so I don't need to surround myself with wealth.
I grew up torturing friends and family by making super-8 and VHS epics.
My way of directing is definitely unorthodox, definitely unconventional.
I'm always looking for authenticity in my films. They're based in realism.
I definitely learned a lot about how to be more communicative with my crews.
When you're a child, the colors are brighter, sounds are louder and whatever.
We're all getting in trouble on Twitter - just get off and use your Instagram.
The iPhone in conjunction with the Filmic Pro app - the resolution is HD quality.
I have been very inspired and influenced by 'The Little Rascals' my entire career.
I'm seen as a little risky to the industry, I think. All my favorite directors are.
In our most desperate times, people going through true hardships use humor to cope.
With a lot of these social realist films, the first thing you do is drain the color.
A small lens gives you a very specific look. You don't have a shallow depth of field.
Everyone's asking if I've been offered a superhero movie, and no, I definitely have not.
Dealing with kids, you're always going to have to deal with something. I mean, they're kids.
Most filmmakers, if not all, come from a place of privilege, if only because of the expense.
I don't have a family. I'm not planning one. I don't have to support anyone but me and my dog.
I grew up with 'The Little Rascals' and always try to work a link into every one of my movies.
There are characteristics of Central Florida you don't see anywhere else. It's quite beautiful.
I want my films to be different, to use different techniques, not just make a calling card film.
I have friends who are trans advocates, and they were upset that Jared Leto played a trans person.
In so many reviews that I'm reading of 'The Florida Project,' everyone is assuming it's my second film.
A lot of the LGBTQ community accepted 'Tangerine,' which was something we worked really hard to achieve.
If I'm telling an L.A. story, I want to tell a fresh L.A. story and show places that haven't been shown before.
There are so many directors who don't like any kind of interaction on set except for producers. I am the opposite.
I hoped 'Starlet' would finally open doors for me and lead to a much bigger budgeted movie, but that didn't happen.
I've told my agent to push the idea of me as a director for hire off the table. Otherwise, we're wasting people's time.
If more stories are told about marginalized communities, subcultures, and minorities, the less marginalized they will be.
There's an alchemy that happens in my eyes when you mix it up, when you have a seasoned actor on set and your first-timer.
The films that are coming out of SXSW are incredible, and they should get the same bids that films at Sundance are getting.
'Tangerine' taught me that if you win an audience over with comedy, then hopefully have a soulful message at the same time.
I know that 'Tangerine' is getting a lot of attention for pushing the iFilm, but I am really mourning the death of celluloid.
If you look over the history of cinema, changes happen when directors embrace new tools and technology and think outside the box.
I make dramedies, but 'Tangerine' really has a lot of comedy, and I saw that it had a great effect - it reached a larger audience.
Filmmaking has been my love since my mother brought me to see James Whale's 'Frankenstein' at the local library at the age of six.
Digital is great; I see the benefits and beauty in both formats. But it doesn't give you that organic quality that celluloid brings.
My one hope for Netflix and Amazon is to be a little more art house- and indie-friendly, pushing those just as hard as they push their originals.
I had never even heard of the term 'hidden homeless' before... It's not just Orlando and Kissimmee. It's a national issue; it's a national problem.