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“For the most part, studio movies have huge budgets. They don't do anything under 30 to 40 million. When you have that much money at stake, you have so many people breathing down your neck.”
“There are thousands of directors in Hollywood.”
“I love punk rock, but I also love metal.”
“Big studio comedies are such a headache.”
“I really feel kind of guilty spending 80 million dollars. People are starving in the world.”
“I got IRS records to finance what I wanted to do.”
“Arnold and Jamie Lee must have worked over the years with directors that did 50 takes, because I'd get like three takes or so and say, Ok, that's it, we're done.”
“Now, it's almost impossible to go out and do a film about a new form of music.”
“Different parents have different standards for their children.”