I think that experiencing through art is a wonderful way to expand the horizon and everything around it.

I always think once you have the lead protagonist, you cast around that character.

Narcissism as a virtue is very futuristic. Narcissism as a quality is where I think things are heading.

There will always be a theatrical experience because there will always be cinemas no matter what. It's like there will always be theaters to have stage plays in.

I've been trying to get away from physical violence; it's too easy; it doesn't satisfy me artistically to work with it. Dramatic violence is much more interesting, but it's much more difficult.

I grew up in the '80s and John Hughes was the filmmaker making serious movies for teenagers.

I woke up one day and I realized I wasn't born beautiful, but my wife was, so I decided to make a horror film about it: what it would be like to be born beautiful.