Quotes from Alex Winter

I actually did use to sell shoes.

One man's accuracy is another man's bullshit.

I take a lot from everywhere. I take from music, architecture, novels, and plays. Anywhere that hits you.

I direct a lot of TV commercials and music videos.

The trick of making movies in this culture is how to not give up everything that makes them worthwhile in order to get them made - and that's a tricky balance.

The thing about movies these days is that the commerce end of it is so inflated and financiers are just expecting this enormous return on their investment.

I think filmmakers want their movies to be seen.

Hitchcock had to fight to the death to make his movies.

I take a lot from everywhere. I take from music, architecture, novels, and plays. Anywhere that hits you.

I just like movies that somehow expose the world in a way that's different than you imagine it.

Like I said about Freaked, people tend to find these films, and I think that in the end the cool thing about a movie is that it can be sort of burnt temporarily, but then it's burnt into the fabric of your culture.

I think movies are good for getting into dream states or exploring weird alternate states of thinking.

I think movies are good for getting into dream states or exploring weird alternate states of thinking.

That's kind of the weird thing that M. Night Shyamalan has sort of unleashed upon the world is this need for every movie to have these ridiculous endings.

After living in LA for 8 years, I sort of wanted a change, but there's not much production in New York, which is where I primarily live, so I just sort of drifted over to London.

My favorite favorites are people like Bunuel, Fellini and Charlie Chaplin.

I think filmmakers want their movies to be seen.

Coppola has problems getting financing, so why should I not have problems getting financing.

I'm one of the few people who really like Eyes Wide Shut.

Like I said about Freaked, people tend to find these films, and I think that in the end the cool thing about a movie is that it can be sort of burnt temporarily, but then it's burnt into the fabric of your culture.

I get very driven by certain themes and ideas.

Same thing, like my commercials are often times really funny because I tend to find 30 seconds is a really good amount of time to tell a joke.

I'm not saying it isn't frustrating that my films haven't gotten a bigger release, but I'm really happy with them and if you just keep cranking and eventually, if you have a certain sensibility, some of your movies will hit and some just won't.

Hitchcock had to fight to the death to make his movies.