Greg Sestero

“I like the legend behind him. James Dean symbolizes the young actor's dream. He struggled to get into Hollywood. He shot to fame at the age of 24 but only got to star in three films. It's kind of a fantasy of what could have been.”

“We've all had someone break our hearts or have been fired from a job or have been cheated.”

“When people show up to your work and enjoy it for years, like the way they have 'The Room,' what do you say to that? You accept it and think it's pretty cool.”

“I didn't think 'The Room' was going to really go anywhere. But you know, in the back of your mind, you hope that any project you do is going to to go somewhere.”

“I used to watch 'Private Resort' and laugh all the time.”

“'The Disaster Artist' book is the peak of my career in many ways, but there's something so rewarding about creating something from scratch.”

“After 'The Room' premiered in 2003 - which went exactly as it does in 'The Disaster Artist' - I didn't think it was going to go anywhere. It wasn't a film I wanted to share with people.”

“I learned with 'The Disaster Artist,' when I was writing the book, the audience will follow you if you really try to do something different. The biggest thing is, you want to be genuine and try to surprise your audience with kind of a new direction.”

“I can't take 'The Room' and show it to an agent and say, 'Hey man, cast me in something.' It's an alien film.”

“We all deal with change differently.”

“I haven't seen any of those films that are considered to be the best bad movies. I didn't know there was really a market for them until 'The Room.'”

“'The Room' was such a specific piece of cinema that worked because it was so sincere. That's the thing that's great about 'The Room': it's something that will never happen in the same way again.”

“I think my initial view of it is that 'The Room' has succeeded in being the best bad movie because it's the most earnest. I feel like it's a film that comes from the heart, and somebody's really trying to send a message about their life and their view on the human experience.”

“I truly believe that the story behind 'The Room' is more fascinating and bizarre than 'The Room.'”

“'The Disaster Artist' isn't really about 'The Room.' It's about friendship and how dreams can come true.”

“Making a film is a very difficult thing to do, but the experience of 'Best F(r)iends' is a great memory.”

“A lot of times, we think we're set out to do one thing, but then you realise that's maybe not what's best for you. So I've just learned to accept and embrace.”

“French was my first language.”

“'The Room' came out in 2003, really to crickets. Nobody showed up to see it. It made $1800 at the box office. Everyone assumed it was going to disappear.”

“There are millions of people around the world that want to be artists and want to make stuff to entertain people, but nobody cares.”