My business is can I create a world that's possible and could happen? I think that's the only thing that I have to do, and I think that I have done that each time.

But for me, it feels like a natural extension of what I've been doing: exploring relationships. Here you have two relationships and we can explore how difficult it is for people to be together.

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

Relationships in general make people a bit nervous. It's about trust. Do I trust you enough to go there?

My best male friend is my best friend until he crosses me. We're all protective of the self.

Just in the past few years - since I've been making movies, which isn't a very long time - you now have a culture that is fascinated and informed about the box office in a way that sometimes filmmakers weren't even.

Movies are - all I've found is that they're just tougher and tougher to make.