You know, I listen to contemporary music all the time

But, number one, I think traditional noir doesn't work in contemporary storytelling because we don't live in that world anymore

That's what noir feels like to me. It feels like some kind of recurring dream, with very strong archetypes operating. You know, the guilty girl being pursued, falling, all kinds of stuff that we see in our dreams all the time

The biggest mistake in student films is that they are usually cast so badly, with friends and people the directors know. Actually you can cover a lot of bad direction with good acting

So I like to try to go back and develop pure visual storytelling. Because to me, it's one of the most exciting aspects of making movies and almost a lost art at this point

I mean, I don't mind promoting a movie, or talking to the press if it's going to be used in some way

Everybody doesn't have to have a daughter who's a goodie-two-shoes.