It's nice to represent to other people in the world that Americans actually do know what's happening in the world, can speak other languages and are conscientious. The perception quite often is that we don't know what's beyond our county line.

The apartments are made for eels.

If you have something really important you want to say, you have to read your audience, I guess.

It's an important part of being a member of society to know what's happening in the world and to know where you fall in it and what you can do about it.

You have to tease enough misinformation and lack of information to hopefully make people want more.

One of the great things about working with Focus is that you're never forced, especially with a film with low budget. The pressure is sort of off. It's like it's so under the radar in a sense that you can cast whoever you want.

I've never watched my films with an everyday audience so it was really crazy to watch people clap at the end of my film - with no one there, no actors, no people from the film. It was just a spontaneous reaction, so I thought that was probably the best compliment you could get from an audience.