Well, I certainly was exposed to and learned to appreciate the work of great directors early on. As a kid, my mother used to take me to see really interesting arty films in Los Angeles.

I don't like it when reviews aren't about the movie. When they're about how much money somebody made, or who they're sleeping with, or if they got the job via some connection, or about how Fox is putting X amount of dollars into it.

Where I have problems is when I am in the midst of doing something that I am completely focused on, and then I am asked to buy shoes or something.

I think "destiny" is just a fancy word for a psychological pattern.

Cruelty might be very human, and it might be very cultural, but it's not acceptable.

Let how you live your life stand for something, no matter how small and incidental it may seem.

The best reason to make a film is that you feel passionately about it.