They weren't intrusive or anything like that. They also provided a sense of security and comfort because filmmaking is such a desperate, lonely process. To have Chris and Sarah there also going through the same painful, frustrating experience at the same time we were shooting the film, it was this parallelity from them. I'm completely indifferent to it. If people find it funny, I don't care.
Life is short.
I'm living it. The humor is situational. We showed the film to them before we released it to the public, and as long they were comfortable with it, it was fine for us. Far from holding Borchardt in disdain, Smith has more respect for him than for some of the opportunists taking advantage of the current hot indie market. It's important to figure out what you want to say before you jump into making a film, and that should be the motivation rather than going to the Toronto Film Festival and parties.