It's so rare that you meet your idols and they outdo your expectations.

In a weird way, it's much easier, when I don't have to worry about being a writer, to just worry about the director job, which is really fun.

I happen to like things that are funny and dramatic at the same time. I don't see the difference.

Some people like when it rains a lot. Some people like sunshine. The idea that there's one, all encompassing afterlife is strange. It doesn't seem to make sense because we're all such different people.

I just go with what excites me.

I don't like nihilistic characters. As bad guys they're great, but as heroes they don't work.

I do feel there's certainly some films where you can feel that the directors don't care about the genre and they don't care about their characters.