100 Quotes by Sean Baker

I have friends who are trans advocates, and they were upset that Jared Leto played a trans person.

I love to combine first-time actors with seasoned actors.

Most filmmakers, if not all, come from a place of privilege, if only because of the expense.

From a filmmaker's point of view, there is something undeniably cinematic about a location like Santa Monica Boulevard, which is so chaotic and busy and over-stimulating.

We're living in an age of the think piece.

The films that are coming out of SXSW are incredible, and they should get the same bids that films at Sundance are getting.

The minute you're laughing, some people will say you're laughing at people.

I think with 'Tangerine' we were taking that gamble - it was a risk - that we could tell the story in a comedic fashion to attract an audience and shed light on an issue.

I'm from outside most of these worlds I'm focusing on, and I feel there's an ethical approach to making these kinds of films. My biggest fear is that if you paint your characters in, you could be doing them wrong.