[The Neon Demon] was more my own fascination with beauty. It's my children's fascination beauty.

I don't know if power seduces less or more. I think power is a constant evolving mechanism that, since the dawn of time, on one level corrupts and on another level does not. But I think, no matter what, mutates.

People very quickly define success due to the amount of money something makes. In the end, I think everyone is searching for that experience. That's why we continue to go to the movies and watch television.

In a way "Drive" is probably the greatest superhero movie ever made.

I'm a very feminine man. I like feminine things. I don't go to strip clubs. I don't drink beer. I don't play sports.

My initial idea was I wanted to make it a horror film, very much. At times I do enter that world.

If an actor or actress is recognizable, that changes our perception of them.