Acting is a lot easier than people think it is.

In the moment of making films, I want to share my observations of life, not of other films.

This is how good movies get made and always have: from the gut instinct of the financiers, not just by committee and research.

That's how I like to do it with actors, have them really go for it and I'll tell them when it's too much. It's always easier to bring it back then to push it further.

Somewhat dramatic things happen, and you don't even always notice them — that's what life is.

I read reviews of critics I respect and feel I can learn something from. Right now there are a lot of bottom-feeder critics who just have access to a computer and don't necessarily have an academic or cinema background that I can detect, so I tend to ignore that and stay with the same top-tier critics that I've come to respect. I like reading a good review - it doesn't have to be favorable, but a well-thought-out one - because I very much appreciate the relationship of directors and critics.

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