In a career, when you hit 40 and you've done a lot of this and that, you want to try some new things. I feel like that as a director, too, from one film to the other.

Just film what's there, trust what came before, one hour before, and make it easy.

When I do a mix tape for my kids, for my friends, for my lover, I meticulously choose the tracks, and it's beautiful. And when they are alone they think of me - and when I am alone I think of them.

I'm always aiming for some magic in films if I can find a mystical quality either in a song or in a moment or a character's intention.

As a director, try to be humble and not to overdo it, not overcoverage and over-covering the scene.

I respect the British a lot - their history, their past, their culture. I think it's beautiful, what they have with the monarchy.

You've got to trust your instincts, your judgment and trust the storytelling that came before and the quality of the acting with the emotion.