I find it very eerie when somebody is being really polite.

See what you have to ask yourself is what kind of person are you? Are you the kind that sees signs, sees miracles? Or do you believe that people just get lucky?

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

You don't get to celebrate yourself unless you risk being mocked or rejected. As an artist, you cannot play it safe. You just can't.

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

I love 'The Killing', I love 'Homeland' and 'Mad Men', all those shows that lean into the tone of things.

I consider myself an independent filmmaker.