Personally I kept my feelings out of it and created a fantasy. That's the process of going through this world being beautiful.

That's half of what we do our daily lives - we react to our surroundings. Of course, we have to make it entertaining, and we are entertainers.

I don't drive because I failed eight times and never got my license.

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

I can't make a film that I don't feel comfortable with.

I just think it was time [in THe Neon Demon]to do a film about women. But not just women, I wanted to do a movie about a teenage girl. It was a great counter to the masculinity of "Drive."

You ask actors what they would like to do, and you constantly keep them engaged. You want their engagement, input, and sensibilities. It's that intimate collaboration that is actually directing. I don't like the mechanicalness or coldness; I like the intimacy. It's like we are creating a child together.