How does it feel to be receiving a lifetime achievement award at the Downbeach Film Festival?

It makes me feel like I’m closer to the end than the beginning — that’s weird. It’s nice though, always nice to get an award in Jersey.

And how does that feel for you, as a writer and a director, to be branching out into different genres?

It’ll be kind of interesting, thrilling on some level, where it’s like, “Wow, I’m working without a net on this one,” because at least with the other flicks, I can always fall back into the comedy, but this one not so much. It’ll be an eye-opener for me, that’s for sure. Maybe I’ll walk out of it going, “Oh my God, I can’t direct horror to save my life.”

You can read the whole interview at their site, though keep in mind it pre-dates the “Zack And Miri” appeal screening, so some stuff in there is a bit dated.