If I'm not in love with the script, there's nothing. It doesn't matter what you give me. It has to start with the script.

Once I'm in the editing room, forget about what I intended to shoot. I take a cold, hard look at what I really did shoot, and then I edit that because, if you try to edit what you intended and you missed somewhere, that will show up.

I probably shouldn't treat interviews as therapy sessions, but I don't keep a diary, so these end up being my way of keeping track of where I'm at and letting it all out.

I'm a character-driven director, and I tend to fall in love with the characters in my movies and TV shows.

In movies, you can basically buy the audience into the theater. If you spend enough money on visual effects, even if you are lacking in story and character, you might still pull it off.

I go into a movie sort of saying what it's not going to be.

It's better to find a stunt person who can act. It's easier to do that than to find an actor who can do a stunt.