I believe we are the only sentient beings in the universe, and I believe that 500 years from now, we will still be the only sentient beings around.

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

If something isn't working, if you have a story that you've built and it's blocked and you can't figure it out, take your favorite scene, or your very best idea or set-piece, and cut it. It's brutal, but sometimes inevitable.

I got a bunch of people together to talk about doing a lot and decided that I really want to throw my hand in and do as much as I can.

Do you love me? What? Do you? I love you. I don't know if I trust you. Maybe you shouldn't do either. Maybe I'm the one who should decide!

I've been to two festivals in my life, and I've never been to Toronto. I haven't really been making festival movies. This is new territory for me.

I get recognized just often enough to keep my ego bouncing along, but not so much that I can't go places.