I'm attracted to short screenplays. Nobody really wants a film to be over two hours, or at least I don't.

I'm attracted to short screenplays. Nobody really wants a film to be over two hours, or at least I don't.

A book suggests a whole world and story that I could have never thought of in a million years.

I want all of my films to belong to me.

I make comedies and I always try... I don't try but I allow to have at least 5% of the jokes or have some jokes that I know will be understood by only about 5% of the audience. It's that guy in the corner who gets it and laughs. But he has to have his jokes too. That's part of my audience. Part of my audience is the people who will only get certain things.

As the years go by and I make more films, I am increasingly interested in capturing place as a vivid backdrop for my films.

You just never know when you're living in a golden age.