There's a way of filming where you can get rid of the vanity and of trying to make something beautiful.

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.

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.

I'm from the 'less is more' school. I had to be in the 'more is more' zone with 'Dallas Buyers Club', so I was out of my comfort zone, but I had to trust that.

I look back, and I've got a couple of films, and I'm happy.

I love those films where I feel the director's confidence - where he doesn't need to overdo it with the shots and the cuts.

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