The movie [Blue Jasmin] shot very quick. I met Cate Blanchett in the car on the way to set, and we did that last scene, and she was just so phenomenal. I had basically met her that day. Because the way he shoots, everybody just shows up and does their thing, and he moves us very quickly.

[Woody Allen] does very few takes, and he doesn't give a whole ton of directions, although he does give direction.

Some movies, I think, present ideas of the world that just don't help people with their lives. They just present things that are fleeting or stupid. So that's what I'm careful about - making sure I'm part of something that is saying something that I think is valuable in the world of people, not necessarily in the world of art.

Each film and each character is a completely new set of challenges. It doesn't feel like you can rest on something you may have done well in the past.

Their way of working [the Coen brothers] is always kept pretty mysterious. I was so curious to see how they make these movies. It was just such a joy - they seem to have so much fun making their movies.

Warren [Beatty] did a very cool thing, where he directs in character.

[Warren Beatty] is voraciously detail-oriented.