Only one time in my career I had that feeling [that this is not gonna get made], it was for this movie [Life of Pi]. It was right before we started the physical pre-production. I pre-visualized the whole ocean part before we made the movie, I was that prepared. At one point they seemed to want to drop it because it was really risky. The budget we proposed was a lot higher than they expected, they wanted to [drop it]. After all, it's a philosophical book and a literature property, it's not Batman.

Sexuality is a big issue, but there are others - how much you commit to a relationship, to social obligation, to honesty and being honest with yourself.

I just did a dramatic love story. Whether it's a cultural phenomenon is not for me to say.

Every movie is unknown.

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

I'm not a romantic. In life I didn't have much experience with romance.

Now I'm kind of established as a director, I much prefer directing to writing.