I choose material instinctually - at the heart of it are characters that I feel are fresh and original, and allow for an opportunity to, I suppose, explore uncharted ground.

It's irrelevant who or what directed a movie; the important thing is that you either respond to it or you don't.

I'm definitely not drawn to shooting on a stage, I'm just not.

Cinema has the capacity to be so physiological.

War's dirty little secret is that some men love it.

I choose material instinctually - at the heart of it are characters that I feel are fresh and original, and allow for an opportunity to, I suppose, explore uncharted ground.

Films don't cause violence, people do. Violence defines our existence. To shield oneself is more dangerous than trying to reflect it.