I wouldn't take a directing job if I didn't think it was enriching life.

Trust yourself that you can do it and get it

I am always worried when someone says, 'This is perfect.'

Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long, and in the end, it's only with yourself

The cold-audition process is not a science, so I ignore that.

I feel funny about owning art. I don't really want to say: "Wow, come and see my Monet - it's in a dark room at the bottom of my cellar."

I really believe musical form will go on. There's got to be a way of making musical form in cinema live again.