“Securing distribution is always a battle. And to get a film released is a pretty special accomplishment.” Quote by Matthew Bonifacio
“The idea of discussing psychological and philosophical ideas in a visual medium was really exciting to me. I thought I was going to go into philosophy...and suddenly I found this way to combine that with my love for visual mediums.” WayIdeasPhilosophyFoundExcitingPhilosophicalPsychologicalMediumsVisualsDiscussing Author:Andrew Neel
“Escaping into the fantasy of intellectual investigation or narrative story telling makes me feel hopeful. That too is a fiction, but one that makes me feel good sometimes.” FeelsSometimesStoriesFictionFantasyIntellectualFeel GoodNarrativeHopefulInvestigationEscaping Author:Andrew Neel
“As I get older it gets harder and harder to hold on to the ephemeral excitement. When a documentary, or a screenplay, or even just a brainstorming session is going well I get to experience sense of hope, and expansiveness, even if it's just for a moment.” IfsWellsMomentsHarderExcitementDocumentariesSessionScreenplaysEphemeralBrainstormingExpansiveness Author:Andrew Neel
“I'm passionate about stories that have humanity, compassion and humor.” StoriesHumanityCompassionPassionate Author:Matthew Bonifacio
“Character driven stories engage me and when an audience gets to know a character in an unforced way and finds themselves rooting for him or her, those are the kind of movies that get me excited.” KnowsWayKindCharacterStoriesAudienceExcitedDriven Author:Matthew Bonifacio
“The human animal is a fascinating beast. Watching people and trying to learn how and why they do things, and to engage in the somewhat futile attempt to explain them...it's my reason for living I guess...to ask 'why?'. I don't know what else to do with myself. In some strange way it's probably an attempt to understand myself and my own relationship to the world.” PeopleKnowsWorldWayTryingHumansReasonAsksMy OwnAnimalStrangeBeastFascinatingHuman Animal Author:Andrew Neel
“If you pitch your movie to someone and they say, "Oh, please, don't make that. No one would see it." Do it! Because that means you may have something that's not the norm.” IfsMayMeanPleaseNorm Author:Matthew Bonifacio
“Create your own path. Cultivate it. It'll take time. It doesn't happen overnight. I was an actor for many years before I got behind the camera.” YearsHappensActorsBehindsPathCamerasTake Time Author:Matthew Bonifacio
“The glut of information that is spayed at us on a daily basis is an important factor in the formation of our ideologies, and it's not even actually happening in front of us.” ImportantFrontsInformationHappeningsBasesFactorsIdeologyFormation Author:Andrew Neel
“My advice on-set is to make every day better than last one. Change is good.” LastsAdviceChange Is Good Author:Matthew Bonifacio