My dad died of a brain tumor. Four years, I guess. That's what I was saying about trying to make stories that are truthful. It's a funny thing, because in pop music there are these incredibly dark themes that are rendered in a beautiful and moving way, but rarely do movies get that dark. Even independent films are a conservative medium, and it's getting progressively more conservative.
Dark themes seem to be so taboo.
Studio films should be studio films, and independent films should be independent films and not junior studio films. It depends on the subject matter. There are studio films that are great. And I will make a film that audiences will go to see. The deal with making films is that you try to serve your audience.