We don't live in the world of reality, we live in the world of how we perceive reality.

This is a darker Lex too, because he's been in prison and he wants revenge. He's not playing around.

Perception has always interested me. The idea thatbehind every face, there are a thousand faces. Beneath the placidveneer of middle America, there lies terror.

I know what to do with the camera because I see the giant in the camera when I'm operating it live on the set.

We don't live in the world of reality, we live in the world of how we perceive reality.

If you give the actors a problem 'I'm not getting something out of the scene' and it's the writing, we just don't have the scene, if you give them the problem and just give them some key thoughts they can bring some great solutions to the equation too. So if it's just not perfect, or I'm not getting all I can, I'll open it up to them and say let's talk about it.

I love filmmaking, and I love the process. And I would rather do nothing else. It's a privilege to be able to paint such big pictures, so to speak.