The more you see, especially being young, the more you see the past, the more you can draw upon that and the more you can make the present and the future. It's how you process the past and at oftentimes in the picture, there are references to certain imagery from certain pictures, and certain novels.

People have to start talking to know more about other cultures and to understand each other.

I'm trying to find out what the hell we - who we are.

Always get to the set or the location early, so that you can be all alone and draw your inspiration for the blocking and the setups in private and quiet.

My films really have to be a part of a whole body of work that says something to me.

If you’re looking for the origins of film culture in America, look no further than Amos Vogel.

I think all the great studio filmmakers are dead or no longer working. I don't put myself, my friends, and other contemporary filmmakers in their category. I just see us doing some work.