I honestly don't even really want to think about it [if Donald Trump wins]; I'd rather focus on how wonderful Hillary Clinton is.

As a director you have to - you don't have the option of saying, "I'm not watching this."

The fact that audiences have come away moved, excited, entertained and stimulated by the film is extraordinarily flattering.

The moment you buy into the idea that you're above anyone else, is the moment you need to be slapped in the face.

And then there is Cate Blanchett. She is different all the time.

It scares me to think that one day I'm not going to be in school anymore.

I'm tough on myself in terms of the standards I want to live up to, but that's also part of my pleasure: Knowing you are being your fullest self. Being your fullest self is a lot of work.