People, for reasons of kind of security, they tend to move towards people like themselves.

I have a career now, and I have to say, five years ago I didn't. I'm 50, and you never know what works, but I think part of that is because - in this way that can't be defined but which can be examined - we cannot work alone.

People, for reasons of kind of security, they tend to move towards people like themselves.

The praise helps on a deep level, which gives you the grounding that encourages you to trust yourself. On another level, each film is a risk, and the praise doesn't save you from that risk.

You are always factoring in the economy within the process of creating something, and making decisions that seem both fearless and full of fear.

I think my movie addresses the struggles of communities facing class distinctions, which are timeless. The questions of how we live together and what we do for money are really the stuff of drama.

To me, honesty and the difficulty of honest communication are at the heart of both my life and my movies. The difficulty of being yourself.