You simply have to put one foot in front of the other and keep going. Put blinders on and plow right ahead.

When you get a small group of fans who hate something, it becomes compounded by the internet. The press picks up the internet like it's a source. They don't realise it is just one person typing out their opinion.

You may make something you don't think is very important during your lifetime and it'll last for a thousand years.

Although I write screenplays, I don't think I'm a very good writer.

You need peers; you need people who are at the same level you are. You never know in life when you're going to need help, and you never know who you're going to need it from.

I've always tried to be aware of what I say in my films, because all of us who make motion pictures are teachers - teachers with very loud voices.

Learning to make films is very easy. Learning what to make films about is very hard.