I got a nomination for director, which means the world to me; it's just the most exciting thing for me and my family. You do the good hard work, and the rest of it is something you shouldn't get too caught up in, but when it happens - boy! I respect it.

Without this community I would never have made this film. He's brilliant.

His films include Spanking the Monkey (1994) Flirting with Disaster (1996) Three Kings (1999) I ♥ Huckabees (2004) The Fighter (2010) and Silver Linings Playbook (2012). For other people named David Russell see David Russell (disambiguation).