When you see somebody actually be able to channel that into an accessible, beautiful tool, you start to see the craftsman behind it.

I really strongly feel that when you approach a drama, you have to approach it with energy, honesty, sincerity, and absolute commitment, or don't do it.

There's something within contemporary culture which is far more faux masculine than it was when men were really men.

I've protected my protracted period of infancy. For many years. And I have no desire to become an adult.

One of the things I wanted to do after three, prolonged movies is to do something that was really, kind-of knee-jerk decisions, and artistic instincts and strip down the process to more of a guttural level, and make something that wasn't so manicured and polished; wasn't quite so developed and supported, and just run wild with it and see what happens with it.

A lot of people inspire me. I'm a huge movie buff. From studying and watching movies, over and over again, directly influential are Terrence Malik and his naturalism, Robert Altman and his exploration of improvisation, and Judd Apatow, in terms of his comedic process.

The people that I associate myself with are people that are looking to make a good product because it's going to benefit them and it's going to help launch their careers.