A digital camera does have many advantages and I was a believer that digital video would be a big influence on film-making.

I wasn't searching for a common denominator - I started wondering about the challenge of working in other cultures. What I reached was the sudden acknowledgment of the universal aspect of filmmaking.

I really enjoy listening to stories. I remember them and keep them in my mind.

I don't like reverse-angle shots - I find them very fake and very untruthful to the viewer.

This kind of directing, I think, is very similar to being a football coach. You prepare your players and place them in the right places, but once the game is on, there's nothing much you can do - you can smoke a cigarette or get nervous, but you can't do much.

Anything I've not experienced I do not look to for a subject. I have to feel it.

I'm still very grateful to digital cameras in general, but I didn't have this feeling with the RED one.