I'm a Buddhist, so one of my biggest beliefs is, 'Everything changes, don't take it personally.'

Directing is physically exciting because there's a ticking clock, you're working with people, it's very social, it's very enjoyable.

We live in a time where there's an alienation factor. There's a certain disconnection. We don't have any real sense of community anymore.

I think vampires are a timeless powerful archetype that can tap into people's psyches.

I'm at the point in my life where I don't want to work as hard. Actually, I've had to take a good hard look at workaholism and it's effect on one's mental health.

Beauty is in the strangest places. A piece of garbage floating in the wind. And that beauty exists in America. It exists everywhere. You have to develop an eye for it and be able to see it.

I'm not a believer in luck, but I do believe you need it.