I believe that a creative career is only as good as the risks that you take with it.

I am the age that I am and I am trying to do the best with what I got.

When you're directing something, you absolutely have to be involved in all layers of the process.

Violence and racism are bad. Whenever they occur they are to be condemned and we should not turn a blind eye to them.

A film is not a documentary. And what's wonderful about film is that it's a real provocation for people. I never, ever see film as being an absolute version of the truth.

I'm not interested in playing characters who see the world through my prism. I think the journey of understanding any character is to see how they tick and how they differ from you.

There are certain things in ancient practices that are not worth adhering to.