People around you that you feel you're close to, are they really wishing you good things, you know?

I've directed five films and I've proven that people have made money with my films - many people have made money with my films.

Very quickly I realized that directing is a combination of things: It's visual, it's directing the actors, it's telling a story. And people don't always mention this part of directing, but it's also knowing how to really edit something into something that makes sense.

Some people are still very romantic! I mean, those funny vampire films are super romantic, and I don't think that's bad. It means there are a lot of people who still believe in love in a weird way. Okay, it's a cheesy way, and I guess if you think about it, you're like, "Wait, you can love them as long as they're dead?" Maybe that's the point. Maybe it's more twisted than I thought. You can love but you can't age.

I've had this opportunity to get some of my financing out of Europe, which has helped tremendously, so I'm not completely dependent on the studio system or on U.S. financing.

I put my films together in Europe and it kick-starts the financing when I'm attached as an actress. It makes it easier to move forward.

You can never replace anyone because everyone is made up of such beautiful specific details.