When you have a character to work with, you carry them around in a strange way - they make you look at the world in a different way.

What I notice about people who are gifted in filmmaking is that they're great thinkers. They engage with big ideas and they engage with people.

In film, I find it very useful always to do some preparation before you start rehearsals or start shooting, because there's so much that's against you on a film set.

Dustin Hoffman also never does the same thing twice which is totally stimulating because you're always getting something new from him. You never really know what he's going to do next, so you have to be on your toes.

I find it weird that people want to know about you.

I find it really hard to say anything coherent or interesting about the work I do.

The criminal justice system, like any system designed by human beings, clearly has its flaws.