It's an interesting combination: Having a great fear of being alone, and having a desperate need for solitude and the solitary experience. That's always been a tug of war for me.

In the end, winning is sleeping better.

Acting, for me, is exhausting. I'm always more energized by directing. It's more intense to direct. I can pop in and express myself, then pop out again. It's a huge passion for me.

It's very important to distinguish between chemical depression that requires medication and talk therapy.

We think, "If I have more money, I am more valuable. If I make more money, I am more valuable." It's all sort of wound up with this problem that humans have with their failure.

The best reason to make a film is that you feel passionately about it.

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