I love the casting process. It's a cliché but I think it's the most important part of the process. I really enjoy it too. I love putting that jigsaw puzzle of people together.

The first time when you can really get a sense of what the movie is going to look and feel like is when you're in a casting room and seeing it.

I love the casting process. It's a cliché but I think it's the most important part of the process. I really enjoy it too. I love putting that jigsaw puzzle of people together.

To see great actors bring it all to life us exhilerating

I'd like to make all different kinds of movies. I don't think it would make sense though for my second film to walk straight into a musical even though I'd like to.

I don't want to redo what I've [just done]. I don't want to retread old ground.

You can have levity in the film because real people look for levity in their lives.