"'The Fountainhead'… It's still important to me, but it's a really touchy subject right now," said Snyder. "People will think it's hardcore right-wing propaganda, but I don't view it like that. I just think the story is super fun and crazy and melodramatic about architecture and sex."
The novel tells the story of Howard Roark, a young architect that refuses to conform to the traditions of his trade and strives to be an innovator in the field.
He continued, "It's about time we get a different president so we don't take shit so seriously!"
That being said, Rand, during her life, rejected the labels of Libertarian and Conservative, even when her ideas seemed to venture in that realm. But for Snyder, he looks at Rand differently than most.
"I think she's incredible and insane and she's always said story first, not regarding her politics," said the filmmaker. "But it was easy for her to fall victim to her own popularity, and she drank her own Kool-Aid."
He continued, "She didn't give a fuck. If she was alive right now she would've fucking murdered Donald Trump. She didn't even like Reagan! She thought he was a nationalist. But I'm rambling now, sorry!"