A real man isn't somebody who takes advantage of a young girl but who treats her with respect.

You can't blame a victim for being under the influence when there is a violent act [happening to them]. These are two separate things.

We see ourselves as filmmakers and as storytellers. We want to make films that move people emotionally. The most effective thing that cinema can do is get into people's hearts and have them see a new perspective on life - step inside someone else's shoes and mind for 90 minutes and experience the world in that way.

It seems like we're not learning as a community, as a society.

There's something almost impossible about the criminal justice system when it comes to sexual assault cases. It immediately sets up a trial, where witnesses may have been drunk or maybe there were no witnesses and maybe there's no evidence.

Most people are good people. But they're afraid to speak out, they're afraid for their safety and their jobs. And unfortunately that dictates a lot of their actions.

Let's get to a world where we don't litigate the aftermath, because it doesn't happen in the first place.