Everything we do is about the emotion of the characters. We believe the better the emotion, the better the movie.

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.

If the Wizard of Oz were real he would be in Hollywood.

There will always be a theatrical experience because there will always be cinemas no matter what. It's like there will always be theaters to have stage plays in.

My movie [The Neon Demon] is a hyper-version of the obsession with beauty. As this crazy obsession grows, longevity does not. Everything seems to become younger and younger. The girls and people around them cannibalize themselves.

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

Good and bad, what's good and bad? I don't know.