The 5-minute Interview: Billy Corben, Director, writer and producer
'Honesty is not the best policy'
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Your support makes all the difference.Billy Corben, 29, made his debut at the 2001 Sundance Film festival with the controversial 'Raw Deal: A Question of Consent,' which exposed the ubiquity of sexual violence on university campuses. His most recent film, 'Cocaine Cowboys', can be seen in UK cinemas now
If I weren't talking to you right now I'd be...
In Miami getting some sun.
A phrase I use far too often...
"Let the story dictate the style". It's this cheesy filmmaker thing I'm always saying. I've got no idea where I picked up.
I wish people would take more notice of...
Well, I wish people would take less notice of my nails. I bite my nails badly. People are utterly repelled.
The most surprising thing that happened to me was...
Janet Jackson called; she is a big fan of our movie. I was like, "why the hell would Janet Jackson be calling me?" She was a sweetheart; I was awestruck.
A common misperception of me is...
That I do a lot of drugs. I don't do any drugs at all, nor have I ever.
I am not a politician but...
I'd make a lot more female beefeaters.
I'm good at...
Arguing. Or debating.
I'm very bad at...
Lying. I'm brutally honest to a fault.
The ideal night out is...
In a dive bar with good music at a low volume with a group of friends.
You know me as a director but in truer life I'd have been...
A lawyer.
The best age to be is...
A little bit older and wiser than I am now but just a tad because it would be a shame to have all that wisdom and not enjoy it.
In a nutshell, my philosophy is this:
Sometimes honesty is not the best policy. My mother gave me that advice.
Alice-Azania Jarvis
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