Zach Braff has hit back at criticism of his Kiskstarter project.
The multimillionaire actor and filmmaker – who is best known for playing the character of Dr. John Dorian on US sitcom ‘Scrubs’ – felt his the response to his use of the crowdfunding platform to support ‘Wish I Was Here’ was "unfair and uninformed".
Braff, 39, told Screen Daily: "I was completely taken aback by the criticism."
He continued: "I was expecting a conversation because it’s a fascinating and new model. But I felt that a lot of the criticism was unfair and uninformed.
"It was frustrating having the debate with people who didn’t have all the analytics and facts. I knew that we were driving new people to Kickstarter who then invested in other projects, for example.
"The onus was on me to explain why someone like me couldn’t get a film made in the traditional way."
Braff added that he won’t be using Kickstarter to fund another of his film projects.
He explained: "This was always meant to be a really fun art experiment."
‘Wish I Was Here’ was based on a script Zach wrote with his brother Adam Braff and was made after the funding goal of $2 million was reached in just three days.
Zach Braff defends Kickstarter project
