Well, you have to keep your faith in the fact that there are a lot of intelligent people who are actively looking for something interesting, people who have been disappointed so many times.

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The worst thing is that you used to be able to show interesting films on...

The worst thing is that you used to be able to show interesting films on...

I've always been most interested in the politics of everyday life: your relation to whatever...

I've always been most interested in the politics of everyday life: your relation to whatever...

I think there are more films being made, but there are probably less outlets for...

I think there are more films being made, but there are probably less outlets for...

I think you get in trouble if you make experimental big studio films.

I think you get in trouble if you make experimental big studio films.

I do find myself at the moment, due to the success of School of Rock,...

I do find myself at the moment, due to the success of School of Rock,...

No one is asking what happened to all the homeless. No one cares, because it's...

No one is asking what happened to all the homeless. No one cares, because it's...

The truth will only be told over a career.

The truth will only be told over a career.

Whatever story you want to tell, tell it at the right size.

Whatever story you want to tell, tell it at the right size.

It's disappointing to see films become pure entertainment, so that it's not an art form.

It's disappointing to see films become pure entertainment, so that it's not an art form.

Hollywood has a way of sucking the world's talent to it.

Hollywood has a way of sucking the world's talent to it.

Filmmakers are going to make films, just like painters are going to paint.

Filmmakers are going to make films, just like painters are going to paint.

I want to make a film about a factory worker.

I want to make a film about a factory worker.

Something about Texas I'm not proud of is that our state murdered 37 people last...

Something about Texas I'm not proud of is that our state murdered 37 people last...

I think I got really lucky with Slacker. That was a film that probably shouldn't...

I think I got really lucky with Slacker. That was a film that probably shouldn't...

I worked offshore as an oil worker for a couple of years.

I worked offshore as an oil worker for a couple of years.

Before Sunrise did very well internationally. It made as much in Italy and Korea as...

Before Sunrise did very well internationally. It made as much in Italy and Korea as...

I've never been a guy who had more than a toe in Hollywood anyway, so...

I've never been a guy who had more than a toe in Hollywood anyway, so...

I've always liked the minds of criminals, they seem similar to artists.

I've always liked the minds of criminals, they seem similar to artists.

Yes, but Hollywood is the strangest place in that they'll torpedo their own film to...

Yes, but Hollywood is the strangest place in that they'll torpedo their own film to...

Everyone is encouraged to see their lives, the world through the eyes of the rich.

Everyone is encouraged to see their lives, the world through the eyes of the rich.