- In his own words, his formula for making movies as inexpensively as possible does not mean looking for low-budget movies to see if he likes them, but looking for movies he likes, and then see if they can be done on a low budget.
- His rules for making a cheap movie include: 1) Limit the amount of speaking parts, because actors with lines get an additional fee; 2) Limit the amount of locations (preferably only one); 3) Pay actors the legally minimum, and offer them a percentage of perspective profits; 4) Never break the budget, don't ask for more money ("don't buy your way out of a problem, but solve it creatively").
- His three favorite films (as of 2022) are Citizen Kane, Goodfellas, and Moulin Rouge.
- His paternal grandparents were Austrian Jewish immigrants. His mother has German, Swedish, English, and Irish ancestry.
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