I don't know where we'd be without him. He truly understands the value and vitality the arts bring to any geographic location.

We owe Michael a huge debt of thanks for pitching in at the last minute for Page.

I saw him (Robert) standing there, and I knew I had to say something. So I walked over and asked him where the baked beans were. We struck up a conversation, and I wound up inviting him to a dinner party we were having that night.

Independent films are very much the organic foods of the film industry. They're in their purest form, honest and straight from the heart.