I think about what movie I would like to see. I don't think of them as a correction or palliative. I certainly am irritated by anything that's shot in the Midwest and filled with these noble people. "Oh, they're so good, and they're so honest..." I'm not interested in that. I just think of what's right for a movie.

Acting is a lot easier than people think it is.

I always wanted 'Sideways' to be like a great 1960s Italian film.

The kindest thing a director can do is look with open eyes at everything.

The actors are the greatest executors of tone in a film. They're the most important cinematic component.

I think about what movie I would like to see. I don't think of them as a correction or palliative. I certainly am irritated by anything that's shot in the Midwest and filled with these noble people. "Oh, they're so good, and they're so honest..." I'm not interested in that. I just think of what's right for a movie.

I don't want all of American cinema to be big cartoons that are just made to be digested by the entire world.