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

I feel like, as a filmmaker, I'm at my strongest when I write the script and when it comes from me, out of whole cloth. My best work has always been self-generated.

I'm one of those big believers that the movie comes together in the way it's supposed to be and that movies are fated to become what they become.

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

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.

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.