I hadn't done just a straight-out comedy in a long time, just letting an ensemble do really good character acting, having them carry the movie as in my earlier pictures

do i have political views? you bet! i think the best way to express them is in your work, and then get the hell off the stage

However, I spent most of my time in a Quaker school.

Yeah, I had an idea to make a very scary movie, based on a kind of serial murderer that preys on tourists.

And I always had this idea for making a movie about a femme fatale, because I like these characters. They're a lot of fun, they're sexy, they're manipulative, they're dangerous.

You know it's always amazed me - I think the most startling thing that's happened in the last couple of decades is that there is no sort of objective reporting anymore.

You know, I listen to contemporary music all the time