If you're gonna take people on a journey that deals with some pretty heavy themes, I think you best have a sense of humor, here and there.

It takes forever to make a film. It's a gargantuan thing of untold effort.

Casting is very instinctual. I really like to meet people. To me, it's about their essence more than their audition.

I think hope is key, in life and in art.

If you're gonna take people on a journey that deals with some pretty heavy themes, I think you best have a sense of humor, here and there.

I'm very jealous of actors that swoop in for 20 days, and then swoop back out. When you're a director, you're on that train for the next two years, so you best love it like you've never loved anything, ever.

Ultimately, what audiences respond to is truth. Even as fantastical as the story can be, and out there, at its core, it's dealing with loss, madness and mortality.