As an actor, I'm attracted to drama; as a director, it's humor - because it's the story of my life, and I can't be that serious about it. Being alone is a big theme in all my movies, both as a director and as an actress.

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

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.

Being understood is not the most essential thing in life.

What do I do to live? What do I do to be vital? The answer is always creativity; the answer is always art.

I think an artist's responsibility is more complex than people realize.

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.