When you work with kids, people tell you to be very delicate, but that's the last thing you should do with kids. They feel patronized if you're like that. They just want you to be normal.

The long takes process doesn't allow for that many takes. In the past I have shot over 50 takes of different shots. Sometimes you end up using take 64, sometimes take four.

No 'rules.' What are you, British or something? I guess I'm too nice... No wonder people take advantage of me.

As a director, you're only as good as your collaborators. You surround with collaborators that are going to understand what you're trying to do. Not only that, they're going to push and fight for what you're trying to do.

The only reason you make a movie is not to make or set out to do a good or a bad movie, it's just to see what you learn for the next one.

When I learned to switch jealousy for admiration, it unblocked a lot of things.

I used to be very controlling with visuals and editing, and I would pretty much craft the performances; now I have learned to trust the material and the actors.