There's really no difference between what I do and what a male filmmaker might do. I mean we all try to make our days, we all try to give the best performances we can, we try to make our budget, we try to make the best movie we possibly can.

Cinema has the capacity to be so physiological.

I thrive on production. It feels very much like a natural environment for me.

My movement from painting to film was a very conscious one.

Something becomes personal when it deviates from the norm.

With each project, I'm going for something that makes viewers think, 'Wow, I've never seen a film like this before,' and later think, 'Wow, I've only seen a film like this once before. I saw it in theaters and am watching it now on Netflix or a similar streaming service.'

I need to have my hands on the DNA of a film.