I started using film as part of live theatre performance - what used to be called performance art - and I became intrigued by film.

The power of sound to put an audience in a certain psychological state is vastly undervalued. And the more you know about music and harmony, the more you can do with that.

The world is an infinitely fascinating, tragic and humorous place.

I've spent my life hearing people trying to apologize for music.

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 play piano and trumpet. I studied classical guitar.

In discussing the process with the actors, I made it clear to them that they could improvise but that the sum total of their improvisation needed to impart certain plot points, and schematic material.