I spent a lot of time not in school, so I didn't have deep relationships with kids my own age.

When I think about what part of my college experience came back in my work experience, I feel like it was learning how to read deeper, learning how to keep filling the movie up with more and more resonance.

There's absolutely no sort of acknowledgment or reward for this - except for the intangible of my kids growing up to be wonderful people.

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

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

I also feel like I've learned over the years what is not important, and that is also great: to know what is pointless to spend your energy on, to be more specific.

It's very important to distinguish between chemical depression that requires medication and talk therapy.