Image: Mel Brooks in The Last Laugh, produced by Amy Hobby – a film that needed care in its release.
‘If it’s a documentary you have surely spent more than a year of your life working on a film. Maybe its seven years. What is six months to make sure it gets the proper placement? Its very hard for documentary directors in particular to wait once the film is done, but I encourage people to wait for the festival that’s right for the film.’