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

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

The minute you celebrate narcissism, which on one hand is very complex, it's very ridiculous. You have to love oneself with humor.

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

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.

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

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