I am the best film director in the world.

Basically, I'm afraid of everything in life, except filmmaking.

Unfortunately, on one or both of my shoulders sits lots of anxiety and that is a controlling factor in my life.

You know, I really do have some morals. I do actually care about people. And I do have a political standpoint.

I think working with actors is a little bit how a chef would work with a potato or a piece of meat. You have to kind of have a look at the potato or the piece of meat and see what kind of possibilities are in the ingredient. I know I'm using the wrong metaphor. I think my job is to see what potato is there and from there, just work under their conditions.

If I made a musical in the beginning of my career, it would have been crane shots and tracking shots and people coming out of cakes and whatever, but these techniques are something that I’ve left behind me.

Far be it from me to force anyone into either chess or dressage, but if you choose to do so yourself, in my opinion there is only one way: follow the rules.