Speaking during an appearance on the WTF With Marc Maron podcast, Brady said that he had recently directed three commercials in Portugal, adding: “It’s the first time that I had made any money really in years, because both my partner and I made zero dollars on the last two films that we made.”
For reference, Brady and Mona previously worked together on the 2018 movie Vox Lux.
Reacting to Brady’s comments, host Marc Maron asked for clarification that Brady literally meant zero dollars, prompting the director to confirm: “Yes, actually zero. We had to just sort of live off a paycheck from three years ago.”
“And obviously the timing — during an awards campaign and having to travel every two to three days — is less than ideal,” he added of the commercials. “It sort of was an opportunity that landed in my lap, and I jumped at it.”