Try to be as good a listener as you are a speaker. Don't just put the emphasis on saying things. Listen.

I'm a huge fan of Akira Kurosawa, a big Hitchcock fan.

The way that we tend to think about privacy is not that you have to keep everything secret, it's not that you can't share anything with other people - it's that you have control over the dissemination of the information about you.

Pressure is an emotional paralysis. It's hard enough to do the dishes when you're feeling pressured, let alone make a movie.

For me, one of the most important things I look for in an actor is whether we can converse. Do we have a similar ability to discuss a character?

Try to be as good a listener as you are a speaker. Don't just put the emphasis on saying things. Listen.

I may not be wealthy; I'm living from pay check to pay check, but I get to make movies, which is what I love to do.