I aspire to be able to appreciate and review a director based on their accomplishments and based on who they are and what they bring to the material, regardless of their gender.

I've worked with Neil Jordan, who I really adore. We did The Brave One [2007] together.

Otherness is a big thing for me. I'm always drawn to characters that live lives that I couldn't lead.

If I fail, at least I will have failed my way.

But now I really don't want to work unless I really, really care about a project.

I'd like to be Dakota Fanning when I get young.

Definitely, there's a lot of trouble you come up against when you're acting and directing, about your performance. Sometimes it's hard to be objective about it. I will tend to get two takes and walk away. I don't belabor it, and it's important to me to have someone who says, "You know what? You should get another one, and maybe you should try it like that".