Life and death and birth is this fantastic mystery that we cannot fully grasp.

Once you play with these scenes and you're outlining it, again and again, and telling each other the narrative, and telling it to people you know, trying to make sure that the mathematics of the story work, you feel that those are in place, and the actual writing and final draft doesn't take as long.

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.

I think what's so attractive about acting is that you get to live several lifetimes in one.

A whole film is just about arriving at a moment where you hopefully transfer some feeling to the audience.

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

I think sometimes big budget means explosions! CGI! CGI, the possibilities are so limitless that it begins to be impractical.