We're having such a good time here. We have taken this film to a number of festivals and this is our favorite.
This project found its home and it's home,
I always put so much pressure on myself in baseball. There, if you make a mistake, you let the whole team down. Here, I'm only relying on myself, so I'm only letting myself down except for the relays.
People are loving it, ... They're coming to it, which is what we wanted.
I think the students actually mature a little bit more. For most of them, this is their first time away from their parents. They also begin to appreciate where they come from and also more appreciate this country, which we have close link with.
was surreal, but in a good way, magical, but even more so now because, we did it.
I sort of followed in his footsteps out to Hollywood, and aspired in the way he did. I was wonderful to come home and make a movie.
The word of mouth in Hollywood on this film is very positive. The buzz is incredibly high pitched.
They're taking the team in a great direction. Practice just wasn't fun for me anymore. I've always been told that nothing's worth doing if you're not doing it 100 percent, and I didn't feel like I was giving that.
This, like everything in Hollywood, just takes time. You don't want to rush into a deal until you are ready, especially after so much time and care has gone into getting the product ready.
It really is a lovely tribute to this town.
Everybody's been saying that since the day we started shooting it and when I wrote it that it would make a great series because the characters are so interesting and because it takes place in a small town, it could be ongoing,
I know these actors would all come back for it, but it would be hard, they'd have to build the town square on the back lot of Paramount, they could put Pope's Cafe at Paramount,
I always used to joke 'I want the keys to the city someday,' ... Look, I have the keys to the city!
and are in the process of bringing new interested parties to the table.