Every director is different and they all have different styles. I've worked with directors who were very specific and they gave a lot of direction. The one thing about Michael [Haneke]that I think is interesting is that he really has a reason for everything he's asking you. If you challenge it, he is open for discussion but he has a clear idea of what he wants with reasons why.

When people go at war they cheapen things.

I remember when I was a kid looking at different types of film and really examining the grains of them. I remember even looking at the ink streaks.

Different films have different places in people's lives. I don't get to see a lot of films, so I want to watch films I learn from.

If I'm able to catch the screening, there's a point in the film where, like clockwork, a portion of the audience gets really emotional and begins to cry. And that's very difficult to make happen.

Some directors are very free and some directors are very specific. It seemed like doing a play.

I think in some ways you learn more from the things you don't like than the things you do.