I want to cast correctly, and then I want them to live on screen. If I cast the wrong actor, I'm screwed. But, if I cast the right actor, it really works out. The casting process is so important.

If your taste goes wrong or you listen to other people's tastes too much, even though they could make a fantastic movie out of it with their own tastes, if they blend their tastes with mine, it's probably going to be a mess.

I have to be strong about my own tastes because I think that's what the director's job is.

To me, a film is like a piece of architecture. There are so many details that all, in the end, end up being one thing.

I want to cast correctly, and then I want them to live on screen. If I cast the wrong actor, I'm screwed. But, if I cast the right actor, it really works out. The casting process is so important.

The core of a director is the person's tastes in what elements go together and how they go together. It's a puzzle.