If you grow up in a very strong religion like Catholicism you certainly cultivate in yourself a certain taste for the intensity of ideas.

If you are part of a religion that very strongly insists that you believe then to decide not to do that is quite a big hurdle to jump over. You never forget the thought process you went through. It becomes part of your whole intellectual picture.

I suppose I am reluctant about being any sort of 'star' and I didn't particularly want to be portrayed as one.

Stop thinking about art works as objects, and start thinking about them as triggers for experiences.

The dominant theory coming out of Hollywood is that peoples' attention spans are getting shorter and shorter and they need more stimulation.

I think audiences are quite comfortable watching something coming into being.

I set up situations that involve abandoning control and finding out what happens.