Charlie McDowell

My parents are in the business - they're actors - so I kind of grew up on a film set, which was…

— Charlie McDowell

I still go see films for entertainment, and I love them, but for me as a filmmaker, I really want to have…

— Charlie McDowell

I got really into surfing, and that was my life from when I was 10 years old to 18. I surfed almost…

— Charlie McDowell

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

— Charlie McDowell

I am someone who goes and sees movies in theaters, but I also watch Netflix.

— Charlie McDowell

I'm not one of those people who only believe in the Netflix model. I go see films in the theater and love…

— Charlie McDowell

The ultimate growth in humans is that you have multiple chances to do something the right way, and hopefully you get there…

— Charlie McDowell

I've always been interested in visualizing something, whether it's a memory or an idea you want to be true. I am a…

— Charlie McDowell

We elect Democrats to the Congress to give us stuff and we elect Republicans to the White House so we don't have…

— Charlie McDowell

I come from a family of storytellers.

— 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…

— Charlie McDowell

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

— Charlie McDowell

To me, the only purpose in making films, in my mind, is to talk about something and go to a place that…

— Charlie McDowell