The concentration of the elite athlete is akin perhaps to the concentration of the writer.

I don't think good films have messages.

I love films where you go into the cinema and loosen the edges of yourself and you hopefully enter into the world of the film. You're watching something unfold before you. I prefer the idea of wonder or intense wonder over shock or something.

Although filmmaking is collaborative and involves trust, ultimately it is the director who holds the whole picture together in their head.

I do believe we're all adaptable, and you're probably more adaptable than you realize.

To me the question of inspiration is an exercise in hindsight. The truth is inspiration is mysterious at the time. I don't think it's ever a rational process.

I always find it extremely hard to remember the act of beginning. I almost deliberately forget it.