People go to the cinema to be moved; they wanna laugh, they wanna cry, they wanna feel something deeply, especially if they're not feeling deeply in their own lives.

The litmus test for whether I want to take on a role or not is usually fear. If Im afraid of it, then I want to do it.

Science fiction has a way of letting you talk about where we are in the world and letting you be a bit of a pop philosopher without being didactic.

Any man worth his salt loves a feminist. Only men who are afraid of the feminine in themselves are afraid of women.

I think one thing for sure that you learn the more films that you make is how important it is to choose your collaborators.

I'd studied theater growing up and loved that, but didn't have many examples of artists around me.

I feel like I'm a much better person when I'm developing my imagination and my innocence and my vulnerability. I like that version of me better than the version where I'm just working on my analytical mind.