Quotes from Riley Stearns

I have always been fascinated by cults and mind control, and specifically deprogramming from the cult.

When I was nineteen, I moved to L.A.

Cinematically speaking, there's more of a striking appeal to karate. It's kicking and punching action. Jiu-jitsu is dudes rolling around and wrestling.

My perspective is a white man's perspective and nothing else. I can't speak for anyone else or say something I'm not versed in.

I grew up lower-middle class outside of Austin, I'm a white guy, and I write movies.

I love making movies that I want to see made and I want to see on the screen, but I also want to make movies that people enjoy and want to watch.