If You're An Independent, You Don't Get

The First Time I Took Acid, I Made The Decision That I Would Stay In New York And Find An Independent Film Company To Get A Job With.

Luckily, I've Never Been Offered A Directing Job That Was Lucrative. I've Never Heard, "here's $800,000 To Remake Sisters."

It's A Lonely World, Being Independent, And They Can Come Away With The Idea That If Lloyd Kaufman Can Make Movies With People Getting Their Heads Squashed, With Hard-bodied Lesbians, Women Masturbating With Pickles, Graphic Diarrhea, And Singing And Dancing Chicken Zombies - If He Can Do That For 40 Years And Put His Kids Through Yale, Columbia, And Duke - If That Idiot Can Do It, Anybody Can Do It.

My Roommate At Yale University Introduced Me To The Auteur Theory Of Filmmaking. I Soon Became A Big Fan Of The Works Of John Ford, Kenji Mizoguchi, Ernst Lubitsch, And Stan Brakhage. I Then Decided To Make My Own Films!

I Hope That All New Filmmakers See That The Internet And Social Media Are Helpful Tools In Establishing A Fan Base As Well As Being Able To Interact With Your Fans.