The best actors instinctively feel out what the other actors need, and they just accommodate it.

Yes, to me that's one of the most compelling fears in film noir and the psychological thriller genre - that fear of conspiracy. It's definitely something that I have a fear of - not being in control of your own life. I think that's something people can relate to, and those genres are most successful when they derive the material from genuine fears that people have.

I think there are advantages to different scales of filmmaking. You wouldn't want to do just one thing.

Revenge is a particularly interesting concept, especially the notion of whether or not it exists outside of just an abstract idea.

To me, any kind of filmmaking that's reactive is not going to be as good as something more inventive and original.

I've always believed that if you want to really try and make a great film, not a good film, but a great film, you have to take a lot of risks.

Why do we Fall? So we can learn to pick ourselves back up.