There's no staying where you were. If you're not doing anything, your skills and point of view are atrophying.

You don't have your film finished when you have your director's cut finished. It's just a bunch of green screen.

Filmmakers have to find the right materials to match their [voice].

I've been asked to direct pilots for a lot of shows.

The beauty of the world of Unbreakable is that you're playing it for reality. It should never feel like a comic book movie. It feels like a straight-up drama. It's real. You're confronting the possibility that comic book characters were based on people that were real.

People who come to see my movies, you're coming to see a drama masquerading as a genre piece.

Saw #‎ Birdman . Such singular, audacious filmmaking. Can't stop thinking about the ending.