In the '90s movies were so serious, and so stylistic and slick that I could not identify with them.

I like actors who don't have to think too hard about what they have to do to achieve their performance.

I've dreamed a lot, but i'm not a very good sleeper.

I would define myself as being naive and perverse at the same time. And I think that if that is consistent it will make the tone consistent.

The competition is not really friendly or peaceful. It leads to oppression in some ways.

I shoot people in a way that makes the audience feel equal to them. And it's hard to express and it's hard to execute but I think it works on every level - the choice of the material the choice of the actor, my relationship with the actor, and so on.

I think the purpose of test screenings is different for the studio and for the filmmaker. For the studio, I think they want to know whether the film works or not.