I got really into surfing, and that was my life from when I was 10 years old to 18. I surfed almost every day, and it was all I cared about – I was a sand-in-the-bed, total beach bum. Charlie McDowell Read Quote
When I lived in Ojai, I did community theater, and I was intrigued by acting. Charlie McDowell Read Quote
When my dad walks into a room, he takes over the room, not because he’s trying to, but because there’s a respect of a lifelong career, and there’s an energy coming from him. He is the alpha male in the room. Charlie McDowell Read Quote
My parents are in the business – they’re actors – so I kind of grew up on a film set, which was a funny place to grow up. Charlie McDowell Read Quote
To me, the only purpose in making films, in my mind, is to talk about something and go to a place that might be difficult but that can make you still think and question. Charlie McDowell Read Quote
I still go see films for entertainment, and I love them, but for me as a filmmaker, I really want to have a purpose in telling a story. Charlie McDowell Read Quote
I am someone who goes and sees movies in theaters, but I also watch Netflix. Charlie McDowell Read Quote
In terms of ‘The Discovery’ being a Netflix Original, they actually came on once we had already started shooting. Charlie McDowell Read Quote
I’m not one of those people who only believe in the Netflix model. I go see films in the theater and love that experience and don’t want it to ever die. But I like that Netflix exists, and you can discover so many different types of movies and TV and content you wouldn’t have access to. Charlie McDowell Read Quote
