I don't have to go very far to see the power of beauty. Being desired, feeling desired is a very seductive aspect of our being.

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

All my other movies have the same process. Same approach. Same amount of changes. Everything. Things being made up on the fly. Changing things around. Firing and recasting. Constantly, constantly, in chronological sequence, not really knowing how this is going to end up. That is the only dogmatic approach I take towards everything.

And to be fair, most documentaries are half an hour too long, anyway. Let's not kid ourselves. Most movies are an hour too long. I will say that the internet has changed everything in terms of distribution and because of iTunes and other outlets like that, length is no longer something you really think about, in my opinion. It's irrelevant.

I think when you make a movie, one of your main focuses as a director is to inspire everyone else to give their best. Like manipulation.

The fairy tale always takes place in worlds that are between, unidentifiable.

I think that I am a pornographer, meaning that I make movies based on what excites me and what I would like to see.