I don't think the world objectively exists the way we think it exists. There's a constant sort of storytelling process.

As I'm writing, I start to see connections, and themes I didn't see, and that sparks other things. So then I go back and rewrite things or alter them. It's a combination of intuition and a lot of finessing. It becomes a combination of the rational and the irrational.

Why do I fall in love with every woman I see that shows me the least bit of attention?

I love working with actors. I love visual things. I always intended to be a writer who directs and a director who writes.

The passionate ones, the ones who go after what they want, may not get what they want, but they remain vital, in touch with themselves, and when they lie on their deathbeds, they have few regrets.

Failure is a badge of honor. It means you risked failure. And if you don’t risk failure, you’re never going to do anything that’s different from what you’ve already done or what somebody else has done.

You're dealing with the body, and you're dealing with bodily functions. We romanticize everything about people in movies.