When we met, my agenda was "Get Elle Fanning." I believe Elle's was "Get the role." But we didn't know that.

I think that's the struggle of our normality is that we have oppressed desires because of what is accepted and not accepted in society.

I like the early comic book characters more than the new ones.

I'm a very feminine man. I like feminine things. I don't go to strip clubs. I don't drink beer. I don't play sports.

Where war destroys, art inspires. And in order to inspire, you need to penetrate the brain. In order to penetrate the brain, you need something to react to. To have something to react to, you need to get your emotions up and running. To get your emotions up and running, you need to have something that ... whatever direction you go in, it has to be a movement between you and the experience.

I am not a fan of improvisation, because it bores me. Working off a tight scenario gives you the confidence and ability to - why don't we change this a little bit and bring it back to the script. You always discover things while shooting.

When we met, my agenda was "Get Elle Fanning." I believe Elle's was "Get the role." But we didn't know that.