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

The more personal you get, the more universal a story you end up telling.

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

What I love is when I'm in the theater with audiences and I hear them laugh. That's such a relief to me. They're going on the ride and they're allowing themselves to enjoy it, even though we're traversing some dark waters.

Life, to me, is never one color. Even in the saddest moments, you can have a chuckle. And in the happiest moments, you can shed a tear.

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.

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.