It's a very American thing to hide away from death.

I want stuff to play as wide as possible. I want to be able to see... if I could play the whole thing in a master and it could be compelling enough, that'd be great. Then it simplifies my day, it simplifies life for the actors when you could just focus on that. But by the same token I don't want to be forced into coverage. So I want it to be as good from every angle and I need to get as many of the kind of shadings that I want from every angle.

The thing I always say to any writer that I'm working with is: Just make sure that in any argument, EVERYONE is right. I want every single person arguing a righteous side of the argument. That makes interesting drama.

You have a responsibility for the way you make the audience feel, and I want them to feel uncomfortable.

Perfume is pretty good because nobody has to hold the product by their face or use it.

I want people to flourish. I want them to walk away from the experience going, "That's what it should be like."

Movies aren't finished, they're abandoned. And you have to make your peace with that.