I like to work my camera as if it were a musical instrument.

I never had any urge or desire to do like a big spectacular movie with thousands and thousands of extras. I'd rather watch paint drying. But put me in a room with three people having a hard time, like a character situation, and then you're into a really intense portraiture kind of concept.

I'm a huge fan of world cinema, because each country uses cinema in a very individual way.

I would certainly say that films like Time Code and the Loss of Sexual Innocence were far more rewarding to me in terms of being able to move forward as a filmmaker.

But I don't have such a strong desire to need to get away from filmmaking.

There's a sadness to the human condition that I think music is good for. It gives a counterpoint to the visual beauty, and adds depth to pictures that they wouldn't have if the music wasn't there.

When I do the music, I make the musicians listen to what's happening in the film. That way they treat the dialogue as if it was a singer.