- When I conceived of The Sickness, one of my goals was to take on the particular social issue of how our government is not really looking after us as well as they lead us to believe. This appeared to be a good subject for a horror film, a scenario that could and does happen to us all every day. When one Hollywood agent read my script, he told me that in this day and age, no company or government would put its own people in danger like that. Later that month a news story broke out across the U.S. that twelve miners were trapped in a mining shaft due to the negligence of the mining company. - on directing, "The Sickness"
- Just last year I screened The Sickness for a few distributors at the Warner Bros. screening room in Burbank. It was the first time I got to see my film projected in a large theater from the original DigiBeta master. My DP, Peter Schmitt, was on hand, and we were both amazed how well our image held up. As much as I hate to admit it, since I love the chemical look of motion pictures, film is dead. The quality level of digital technology available for the pro-sumer filmmaker today is only a baby step away from duplicating the film look entirely. - on directing, "The Sickness"
- I still feel that you get a more genuine performance from an actor if you can actually present the terror to them that they are supposed to be facing. That is to say, in a completely safe environment, of course. My point is, CGI has its place and I am grateful for that, but in my next feature we expect to be shooting everything live and recording it on camera, as it happens! Just like the good old days. - on directing, "Virgin Falls",
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