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

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.

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

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.

All the things that live within you find their place, in character and story, once you tap into that other space that is the creative writing space.

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.