But the reason I became, why I wanted to be in the business was because there was Midnight Cowboy.

Acting just happens to be my skill, but I think I would probably be just as happy being a technician or entering into the film business in some other way.

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.

I am the luckiest filmmaker I know.

You hold all of our futures in your hands. So you better make it good.

I absolutely love religions and the rituals. Even though I don't believe in God, we celebrate pretty much every religion in our family with the kids.

I didn't have any ambition to produce big mainstream popcorn movies.