I think it's my nature to try and make original content, and that's what I've done, is just try and approach things in an original way, and do things differently.

The whole visual language of the movie is developed way before we get to set. Especially when you're doing visual effects and you don't have a lot of money to mess around, which we didn't, you have to really preplan everything. Pretty much every shot in the film was figured out months before we got to set.

To me, watching a movie is like going to an amusement park. My worst fear is making a film that people don't think is a good ride.

I've spent a life loving women and studying them as much as I can, or am allowed to.

Unfortunately, when you're working in film, it's this huge machine, and you've got to get everyone right there, so you get kind of locked into things. I'm not sure where the artistry in film making is. It's usually that moment when you're on set and you're working with the actors. That's the time to play around, the moment of theater. And then you can shape things. But a lot of it is just managing stuff. It's upsetting because you get away from the core.

I think religion is often very different from spirituality. Religion is often about rules and people trying to control our lives who are actually very unspiritual... God can be found anywhere, and in fact, everywhere. And you don

I think people are people and if their feelings are real and truthful, they can connect.