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

The act of creation can be an extreme violent experience.

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

If you create something that is essentially alien to you - as a man - and make a film about woman, the more I can surround myself with woman and combine it with my soul's point of view, the more I become a stranger in a strange land.

Only God Forgives was very much a generation gap in a way. It was all the youth of the world that embraced it. I make films for young people. That's what I will continue to do.

Amazon, being a provider - not just on the playing field - is, of course, opening up a whole new set of possibilities. At the same time, Amazon also understands platforms. For them, theatrical is an extremely important event. I also believe it's the best way of seeing a movie.

Understanding one's own power is more interesting than someone being given something powerful.