I have directed good actors and have gone through the process which is more detailed in theater in a way. You have to get people to stay for two or three hours in a performance. They need more talk and rehearsal than in films.

What I don't have in theater is editing.

Americans are attracted to the dark side. But which movies should be allowed to be violent and show that dark side, and which should not? I don't believe in censorship, but I do think there are horrible movies that are bad for you.

I saw bubbling lava, and at the same moment I saw a reflection of a certain kind of inner turmoil. Because at the moment I looked into that crater, I slipped, and a large piece of volcanic rock took a hole out of my leg. The scar is still there 20, 30 years later. But it's one of those things that reminds you of the kind of risk or the kind of moment in order to push yourself.

I believe that if you really have a strong idea, you can say, "What do you think? Let's see how my idea plays off yours."

Limitations force you to find the essence of what you want to say, which is one of the most important things to know for an artist.

I call myself a playmaker sometimes - but that's just a word. I don't feel like I have to have a title or a job description.