I don't mind him not talking so much, because you can hear his voice in your heart; the same way you can hear a song in your head even if there isn't a radio playing; the same way you can hear those blackbirds flying when they're not in the sky

I find that more and more I'm trying to entertain myself when I'm working, because I know the work's going to go to a horrible place.

Fifteen years ago I killed my sister.

When I am directing, it is much, much, much, much, much different. I'm a much more practical person in the world, I show up on time, I am very rigorous about scheduling, and I am very focused. But when I'm writing I am just a big, irresponsible mess and I'm just impossible to get in touch with, and I don't spend time with friends.

It's strange, people have asked me what my schedule is and what is my process like, and I can't even answer it.

I think there is a complicated side effect to overcoming evil in that we are forever changed by it. I think after we ingest some of the cruelty of the world, it takes years off of our lives, but it also gives us wisdom and a little grace, hopefully a sense of compassion.

I find auditioning to be a very illusive process, where actors come in with this really big result with no process, so it's a lie already at work.