Director Robert Rodriguez shares his experience making "The Faculty," explaining his decision to film in Austin due to the city's enthusiastic work ethic and supportive film community. He discusses inheriting Kevin Williamson's script and their collaborative process before Williamson left to direct his own project. Rodriguez reveals his intentional choice to cast unknown actors instead of established teen stars like Neve Campbell or Jennifer Love Hewitt, wanting audiences to identify with real-looking characters rather than "Beverly Hills kids raised by the pool." The interview explores the film's themes of high school alienation and identity confusion, which Rodriguez felt made the perfect setting for supernatural horror elements. He also mentions his signature hands-on approach to filmmaking, handling camera operation, editing, and sound mixing, which gives his films their distinctive style.