Documentaries have always inspired me in narrative filmmaking.

When you're directing, I feel like I'm playing all the parts, without the make-up. I really get into the heads of the characters.

On every movie I’ve done as a director, I look at the producers and having done it, I don’t envy them, at all.

Although there was a screenplay, the actors never knew what questions I was going to ask them, and all of my character's voice-over narration and scenes were added after the fact.

And I like being able to go back and forth, and I don't really care if it's a small budget or big budget or studio or independent, as long as it's got a story that's compelling and there's enough money to make the picture.

I've always been schizophrenic; I've never been interested in limiting myself.

If movies are set in New York, they really should be shot in New York.