When I was a kid, I was into hardcore music. The scene in New York was tiny. Every person hanging out was in a band and played at the A7 Club. There was not much rehearsing or anything. Just doing. Dito Montiel Read Quote
I’ve done every job in the world, and movies, the only thing close to a movie that I’ve ever done is it’s kind of like being in a band. Dito Montiel Read Quote
Some people have this crazy talent that makes you tap into a human side as well, even with all their fame. Dito Montiel Read Quote
You make a movie, and if there’s a red light flashing in the distance, everyone thinks that the director had a whole lot of money and a great idea that the red light means something. Then you say, ‘Yeah, we couldn’t afford to shut the red light off that was broken two blocks away.’ Dito Montiel Read Quote
It’s weird: making a movie is like life compacted into three months. You have these very intense relationships with people, and you talk to them every day – your editor, the casting people, music people, your actors – then it ends. It’s like a circus life. Dito Montiel Read Quote
If you’re going to come wanting to work really hard, you’re never going to bum me out. Dito Montiel Read Quote
A story about my life should not be particularly interesting, but it is: it’s just about me and some kids who didn’t know how to talk to each other. It’s personal but not autobiographical. Dito Montiel Read Quote
You don’t get many chances in life to make a movie, and if someone says they don’t like it, I say, ‘I do’. I’ve made records before, and if someone said it sucked, it bummed me out. Dito Montiel Read Quote
Movies are weird; it’s like trying to make a painting with one hundred people. It’s a weird world, but every job is weird; it’s always a little bit hard, crazy and fun, a nice combination. Dito Montiel Read Quote
