“I was pretty sad that it was, like, so maligned. There are a lot of people who reached out to tell me that they loved it…that helped, but yeah, no, it was a bummer because it was a huge, you know, it lost money, and critically, I wouldn’t say it was, like, reviled, but it was definitely, like, there was no consensus whatsoever,” said Aster as quoted by Variety.
He continued, “All these things you take away after you release a film, and you’re like, ‘OK, it’s out of my hands now, I can’t really avoid people’s reactions, responses.’ It’s like, you know, you kind of learn something…No matter what the response, you’re proud of for sticking with [your choice], and then certain things where you’re like, ‘Eh, I’m not sure if it was worth losing that much of the audience for that decision.’ I think I ejected a number of people from the theatre. I could’ve used them.”
