When I go into the stores, I pet the saddles. Until security comes and takes me away.

There is no doubt that each of us is born an individual. Why is it then that so many of us die carbon copies?

It's a tough trick to be able to create an intelligent movie that has socio-political commentary, and also has the emotional and moving stuff, at the same time.

Now apparently I'm told that every celebrity is expected to honour the details of their private life with a press conference, a fragrance and a prime-time reality show.

I saw leaving college as an opportunity to do something different with my life. I always thought that becoming an academic was going to be my path.

As I've said before, and I still hold to, I truly am the most boring person alive. And if there was a great investigation to be found at the end of the resume, it would be, the most boring person alive.

I make dark dramas, movies about people living in desperate fear who then overcome that fear and find a heroic side to themselves.