It's the greatest thing that ever happened in my life, my son.

War is so complex; human nature is so complex. There's no filmmaker who has ever figured it out perfectly.

We have a responsibility to be aware of others.

I'd like there to be less refugees. I'd like all girls to go to school. That's what we need to be thinking about, and working on making our own families good and strong and our own kids happy.

If I didn't have my films as an outlet for all the different sides of me, I would probably be locked up.

I'm having to do a lot to keep my clothes on and not be cast in girlfriend roles. Some women will say, "I don't want to be a man - I want the opportunities I can get as a woman." Women have a certain sexuality, and I think their bodies are beautiful and I'm not embarrassed to explore that in a film. But there are things you get offered that are vulgar and violent - just like there's a side of me that's vulgar and violent.

Different is good. When someone tells you that you are different, smile and hold your head up and be proud.