I became quite successful very young, and it was mainly because I was so enthusiastic and I just worked so hard at it.

I gladly, I voluntarily gave up the kind of commercial film career I had going as soon as I had enough money to finance my own films. I didn't make that money necessarily from the film business, but I eventually made a lot of money and that's what I do. Of course, I consider myself unbelievably fortunate, and I'm pretty content with my life.

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

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

Being a former theater student, of course, there is a part of me that is fascinated with stage crafts and what you can do with illusions and working within the confines of the studio.

You don't have to specialize - do everything that you love and then, at some time, the future will come together for you in some form.

I like to work in the morning. I like to sometimes go to a place where I'm all alone where I'm not going to get a phone call early that hurts my feelings, because once my feelings are hurt, I'm dead in the water.