"I noticed right away how this was a very special place because it didn't feel like the United States -- even though it was clearly a space in New York."
"People of faith are getting more and more activist and becoming more and more influential in government, and I had no interest in making a film that mocked that."
"I traveled a lot with the film, and it's funny how people can't deal with 'happiness' being an abstract thing -- putting it in a box was disturbing to some people."
"They gave me a thousand dollars, they gave me a video camera. I had two other people on my crew; the shooter was great, but had never shot anything before."