Charlie McDowell

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. ”

In terms of 'The Discovery' being a Netflix Original, they actually came on once we had already started shooting. ”

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. ”

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. ”

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. ”

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. ”

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. ”

When I lived in Ojai, I did community theater, and I was intrigued by acting. ”

I've always been interested in visualizing something, whether it's a memory or an idea you want to be true. I am a big believer in that. I'm constantly thinking of that. If I can't picture something, then it doesn't make sense to me. ”

I come from a family of storytellers. ”