Meanwhile, the Ice Storm was still in development, And that was something I really wanted to do, and frankly I don't think I was ready to do a big production like this.

You become the movie you are making.

I think a movie is a media that is evoking feelings.

I think a lot of people do big movies not because they are talented artists but because they can function in the circumstances.

It's not a pleasure torturing actors, although some of them enjoy it.

Fighting for identity is something that is very much in my life.

If there's something that can be formulated, regulated, give you security, then nobody would lose money. Every movie would be successful. And that's certainly not the case.