I think the idea was to make a horror film that became a science-fiction film with a lot of melodramatic tropes.

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."

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

Look at the birth of anything; it's always more violent than anything you could ever imagine.

I feel Amazon is really bringing films into the future. So for me it was the best of both worlds.

People very quickly define success due to the amount of money something makes. In the end, I think everyone is searching for that experience. That's why we continue to go to the movies and watch television.

I don't know if power seduces less or more. I think power is a constant evolving mechanism that, since the dawn of time, on one level corrupts and on another level does not. But I think, no matter what, mutates.