You’ve knocked over our country. That’s for sure. Everybody I know who has seen Smile has just been like… wow!
I love that.
You worked with a couple of Australians on the film, managing to make Caitlin Stasey one of the scariest faces in Australia and also the incredibly talented cinematographer Charlie Sarroff, who worked on Natalie Erika James’ Relic.
Yes. Actually, our colourist on the film, Dave Cole, is also from Australia.
Are you surprised at how well the film has done?
I mean, gosh, yes. This was my first film, and I just didn’t know what to expect. I was just so grateful for the opportunity that I was given to even make the film. You have no idea how audiences are going to react to it or engage with it and seeing the way that it seems that audiences have embraced the film and connected to