I think my first and foremost advice is to have a very realistic understanding of what making movies is; how much work it is, how unglamorous it is, how much tenacity you have to have.
Again, I don't have a high and mighty attitude about what I do, these just happen to be the kind of movies I want to make.
And it really doesn't matter if you want to make mainstream movies - I think; make the movies you want to make.
I'm kind of happy to say I make weird movies - that part of it I'm really proud of.
We're in a time right now where there are so many pretty boy movies and TV shows out, that most of the actors that are in their late 20's are coming from those beefcake TV roles and they just don't have the chops.
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.
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.
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.
I think movies are good for getting into dream states or exploring weird alternate states of thinking.
Hitchcock had to fight to the death to make his movies.
The thing is there have been American movies that are similar to Solaris, like Alien had a lot of things that are similar, although it's also got the horror element.
I mean, there are certain Spielberg movies I really like, but clearly they're very different directors and I much prefer Kubrick to Spielberg.
You know, that's the reality, but I always shoot movies for the screen, 'cause that's just the experience that I want to get out of it.