To do work that's not going to be fulfilling doesn't make sense.

There's been a slow death in a way. On the positive side, there are films getting into the Academy Awards that wouldn't have, but on the negative side, financiers are now dominant and making all the decisions. I can't count the ways a director's vision is compromised.

Doors of opportunity don't open, they unlock; it is up to you to turn the knob.

We need art. We've been telling stories since the beginning. As human beings, we need it for our survival.

Cannes is a very strange place. I tried to show up as best I could and to try not to be cynical.

If someone puts up $100 million on a movie, they're gonna be concerned about whether they'll get it back. So they're not gonna make a movie about three girls, you know?

To do work that's not going to be fulfilling doesn't make sense.