I love European movies and I kind of grew up on European films.

I don't find acting and directing schizophrenic, in any way. I find it completely easy to move between the two.

I am the luckiest filmmaker I know.

a woman who struggles to recover from a brutal attack and sets out on a dark, psychological and physical journey for revenge and justice.

I'd prefer not to act in the film I'm directing. I think, though, as an actor, you do learn how to turn things on and off quickly and kind of compartmentalize. You learn to accommodate the camera and the other actors, to notice where the boom is and where you mark is, and be able to repeat something a few times.

Cruelty might be very human and very cultural, but it is not acceptable and it is not an option.

Interestingly, when you do films, sometimes you have conscious reasons, things that you were looking for, or stuff that you were trying to do. And then, you see the film and you think, "Wow, it ended up being something totally different!"