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

I've stopped showing actors what to actually do. I rather just talk to them about it. Then I usually play music. That's a great way to convey inner emotion, bring the power of style and acting together. That's really what it is, very good acting without talking.

I've been making films with almost no dialogue (laughs), so sound and music become a very powerful character to tell the story. It's almost like with sound and music and images, it's your tool to tell the story, especially when I decide to structure the film in a way that usually goes against the conventions of the three-act structure which most films are made out of.

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

In the end, self-indulgence is very much about your ego and your vanity and your own id. The more you can indulge in it, the more pleasurable it becomes. And then when it feeds out, it's able to penetrate the mind and create a reaction.

I never desired to really go to Hollywood and make films, and purely because I want my entire control, which I'm used to having.

Sometimes you can play against type, or you can just repeat what they've already done. It can be an obstacle; it's a very fine line.