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" The realm of making microbudget stuff will always be totally in our control. Most of the time, we just pay for those out of pocket. Then there is stuff that's too expensive for us to pay for, and we want partners on, like 'Togetherness' and 'Animals' and some of our original Netflix movies. "

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" I think that 'Room 104' offered us an organic opportunity to tell all kinds of stories with all kinds of protagonists. "

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" In particular, what I loved about 'Creep' and 'The One I Love' was the combination of naturalism, horror, and comedy that felt kind of new and fun. "

" At the risk of saying you should make a self-indulgent film for your first movie: you should make a self-indulgent film for your first movie. "

" I question every move. I'm constantly second-guessing myself. "

" If you're locked to the words on the script, as good as those scripted words are, if you didn't have the time to rehearse them correctly or if the perceived dynamic between the actors is different from what the writer imagined, and you're not allowed to stray from that, you're going to have a stilted scene. "

" Nobody should be working 18 hours a day for a whole year or any period of time. "

" 'The One I Love' came out in theaters for the enthusiasts and did a chunk of business on VOD. But when it started streaming on Netflix, it exploded. Same thing with 'Safety Not Guaranteed.' "

" How do you say no to doughnuts? "

" I would say if you have a dream - and whether that is you want to be some sort of artist, or you want to start a start-up or a business, anything that very much feels like it's uniquely yours and you may not be able to get traction going through traditional channels - the way to do it is to build it brick by brick on your own in microsteps. "

" I'm interested to see what happens to Spike Lee with limited resources, you know? I love Spike Lee's movies. But you know what? I kinda liked his movies when he used to scramble and fight more for them. "

" When we saw the first cut of 'Wild Wild Country,' it was like, Wow. "

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" I'll do any kind of movie, as long as it's a good version of it. "

" Not all movies are movies you want to spend $14 on - and not all movies are movies you want to spend $10 on for ultra VOD, or even $6.99 on renting. "

" I played acoustic guitar so intensely, for so long - for nine hours a day as a 10-year-old, writing songs through the night, on tour constantly from when I was 19 - that I destroyed my arms and shoulders in the process. "

" Obviously we know Bill Hader is funny and charming, but my question is, can he do raw humanity and naturalism? I think so. "

" They're each on separate coasts but I think that the deep Maine woods shares some similarities to the Pacific Northwest. "

" As the death of the middle class of film has happened, it has been re-birthed in television. "

" I think 'Cyrus' has a lot of fat in it. It was a $7 million movie. If you're going to make a movie with famous people, you don't necessarily need to spend 7 million dollars. Make it for less than that, and you'll be able to sell it and make a ton more than that, and everybody shares the profits. "

" You know, I watched the original 'Same Time, Next Year' on DVD about ten times this year, and I cried all ten times. "

" When you're improvising, it's fun to find something that you can lean on that is similar to your life experience. In my opinion, that's very helpful. "

" I'm not someone who feels that unless I am anxious or depressed, there will be no creative drive. My greatest desire in the world is that my desperation goes away, and I can be happy. "

" The only thing darker than 'Overboard' is 'Micki & Maude,' the bigamy comedy from 1984. "

" When you make a black-and-white movie with two people in it in 2016, you're taking a swing at something. "