Quotes

I never went to film school, Stupa-Man was my film school.

I find doing small acting jobs in other people's projects brings me closer to an actor or actress while directing them, It helps me get on the same page as them a lot quicker.

[on Lloyd Kaufman and his involvement in Stupa-man] Man, I love Lloyd... When I first started out and I couldn't get the time of day from friends or family let alone real actors and crew he invited us up to the TROMA building in New York to shoot our scenes. He gave us a tour of the TROMA facilities, gave us some advice on promoting the film and free movies... Knowing it then and looking back now Lloyd didn't have to give us his time he did it because he's a stand up dude that deserves all the praise he gets and maybe a little of the BS, just a little ... I'll forever hold him as an influence, a friend and one of the most supportive people I've met in this crazy film world.

[on the Exorcist] Scariest movie of all time... Absolutely horrifying! Growing up in a religious house like I did and being raised that the devil is real and not someone to be played with watching this film and seeing the images like the crucifix masturbation scene and hearing some of the shit they had coming out of her mouth. It was insane, it made me feel uncomfortable sitting in a room alone watching it. I loved it.

[on Dangerous filmmakers/films] I used to hear that term thrown around a lot and never really found a film that could fit that mold until I seen Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange and Wes Craven's Last House on the Left these films really glamorize this disturbed way of living, painting these incredible anti-hero's in a almost positive light. Much like Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers where the films anti heroes Mickey and Mallory come off as like Charles Manson type martyr's in a mentally unstable world fighting for the forgotten and pushed around ... Add the soundtracks that boost a happy, warm and fuzzy feeling in your soul. More so with Last House but I remember watching both films thinking Wow these films could be dangerous in the wrong hands or rather the wrong minds of some sick people.

I wear the Boston hats but it's only cause I'm a Boston filmmaker .... I'm not much of a fan of sports. In reality I'm more proud that Blood For Blood and Special Teamz are from my city then any athletic organization.

[on The Breakfast Club] John Hughes is Great... He might be my favorite writer of the 80's. The Breakfast Club is such an important film, I feel it should be played for everyone the first day of freshman year. It'll show the kids they all go through their own struggles and that they're on the same page. It helps them relate to each other during one of the most unsure and uncomfortable times of their lives. Being a teenager.