I think Hollywood has a habit of developing 100 times more than they actually shoot.

The idea for me is that if the movie connects with you the way I want it to connect with you, you should be experiencing both the horror and the wonder as a child would. From a child's point of view. When we're kids, brutality registers differently than when we are adults. Because as adults, we get too used to violence.

I was an altar boy, a spokesperson for the Virgin Mary, I was a choir boy but then at the age of 14 I discovered masturbation and all that went out the window.

You need to adjust your compass to an obtainable goal.

I think there are movies that are so gigantic that you need a second unit

I only produce movies that have something stylistically different, so that I can learn from the experience of producing.

I'm the freaky version of that superhero who says, wherever there is injustice, I shall be there. Whenever there is a difficult project, I'd like to be there.