I had been a kid that moved so much, I didn’t have a lot of friends. Theater really represented that kind of camaraderie.

Anything you build on a large scale or with intense passion invites chaos.

I was interested in the idea of succession - showing a father and a son both in their own time and drawing a contrast

Most filmmakers can't afford to try something out that doesn't work.

If I have to be remembered for something, I want it remembered that I really liked children and was a good camp counselor.

Films and hotels have many aspects that are the same. For example, there is always a big vision, an idea.

The essence of cinema is editing. It's the combination of what can be extraordinary images of people during emotional moments, or images in a general sense, put together in a kind of alchemy.