It's easier for Europeans to give money to a movie that says a blow job is what brought down American democracy.

We didn’t want to disrupt the creative process. We have the chance to make the films we want because the films are not expensive. It’s very rare to be able to do that. It’s completely pure.

I love acting and I still want to do it, but I've such an instinct for directing, it's something that comes naturally to me. It's why I'm here on this planet.

Few years ago, I said something about the Academy being very white male, which is the reality, and I was slashed to pieces by the media.

I think the first sign of friendship is a manifestation of how you separate from your parents and try to find a new family on your own. It's the first sign of growing.

I'm quite neurotic, usually. But when it comes to work, I become extremely focused.

Feminists is something people hate above all. Nothing worse than being a woman in this [movie] business. I really believe that.