I see bits and pieces of me in all the characters in my films.

With In the Company of Men, the misogynist label stuck early and firmly. In the end, it probably did hurt the film a bit, because getting women into the theaters was difficult.

I think the more the actor lets you know what he thinks of the character, the less the audience cares - like a comedian who laughs at his own jokes.

In a relationship you have to open yourself up.

I would be more frightened as a writer if people thought my movies were like science fiction.

People have perhaps gotten to the point where for the most part movies are a just bit of escape.

There is a lot of absurdity sometimes, not just in Mormonism but often in other religions that want to pretend that no bad happens in their church, rather than taking care of what bad does happen.