Directing is such alchemy, it's so easy to fail. And I've seen people who are great at their jobs because everybody has a go. Editors, DPs, actors, craft services guy, everybody wants to try it out but it is such a diffuse but necessary set of skills that you never know which one this person might lack.

"'Come on, guys, I'm the leader of a whole movie...!' I tell when I want people to fear and respect me. Not wildly effective."

You know, the thing that I do to waste time is think of things I want to make. That's how my mind is employed.

People with real power never fear of losing it. People with control think of little else.

Obsession is beautiful. It's what makes art.

The first lesson a watcher learns is to separate truth from illusion. Because in the world of magics, it's the hardest thing to do.

Absolutely eat dessert first. The thing that you want to do the most, do that.