I saw the main character played by Mads Mikkelsen, and he's amazing. Hannibal had that going for it.

I feel that film, as opposed to theatre, is about capturing that one, real moment.

So many of us have our asses watching stupid reality shows, desensitizing our brains. Like, "Wow, isn't that dumb, but I'm so entertained right now! That's the stupidest thing I've seen in my life - give me more of it!" You know what I'm talking about. I turn on the television and I'm like, "This is so bad, but I cannot get my fucking eyes off of it." It's not good.

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

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.

I think my audience is smart. If there's a way to be entertained and get things out - real things, not stupid moral crap - that's the best.

I want my audience to say, "Wow, this is a film I'm benefiting from. I'm benefiting from what this filmmaker is trying to say." I'd always rather learn and be entertained than be entertained and feel myself getting dumber by the moment.