I think great acting is about inhabiting a skin and transforming yourself.

Even the scrutiny is good because it lets you know the world cares about your movie, and there is interest in it.

The worst pressure is the pressure I put on myself.

It's important for me to take very famous, well-known people and not have them play themselves and not have them be seen as themselves.

The most terrifying thing in my life is a blank sheet of paper.

When I make a movie, it's almost a relief to get shooting 'cause the hell is over, or part of the hell is over.

The worst part of directing is always seeing the first assembly. It's devastating. It really is. It's like going into the delivery room and you can't wait to see your baby, and it's a crocodile.