Each film is difficult, in its own particular way. There's a unique set of challenges on every movie.

I feel comfortable with women. I have two sisters, so I grew up in a female-dominated environment.

Even though I occasionally appear on it, I don't watch television.

And as a filmmaker, I'm trying to unhook myself from this idea that unless you have a brilliant, long, enormously lucrative theatrical run, that your movie somehow failed. And I don't believe that.

I think a lot of Civil War stuff is written - As they say, history is written by the victors. And one of the things that I think is fascinating about this from a purely dramatic perspective is whether someone is right or wrong, you understand where they're coming from in this.

No matter how dark things may get in a story, I feel it's the responsibility of the storyteller to leave the audience with at least a shred of hope.

Talk about what you love and keep quiet about what you don't.