What's most galvanizing for me is the opportunity to be topical and relevant and entertaining. That's the holy grail.
I can't stand outside myself and be anybody else.
I do have to say I have been very fortunate.
War's dirty little secret is that some men love it.
I don't want to be made pacified or made comfortable. I like stuff that gets your adrenaline going.
When I made my first film, I didn't think of it as directing, so it wasn't like I set out to become a director.