I think we live our lives seeking the shortest route, the closest parking space - everything quick, cheap, fast. And it's not better. Two-thirds of the satisfaction of getting something is the process of getting it.

Genius is the true mystery, and at its edge--the abyss.

I believe in man. I believe in mankind, as the worst and the best that has happened to this world.

I think that during the shoot, you should never be there, unless something goes really wrong and as producer, you're responsible. The sign you did your job right is if you are not there.

There are a lot of period movies where they say, 'This is a portrait of Lady Whatever.' And it's done in like a 1950s or 60s style.

As a first-time director, you cannot have final cut. But as a producer, you can have final cut.

Producing is great because you learn.