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

Nowadays, teenagers are so fast and quick to see through any form of manipulation. Sitting down and just thinking of something is like watching really bad pornography.

Financing films that are demanding is a task, in itself. Because people are so afraid of taking any kind of chance, because they're afraid the audience isn't going to respond. But the audience is so hungry for anything that's a bit original, personal, or different.

Abbey Lee was a very famous model and had great success. She was very open about the negative aspects of that industry.

[Reanu Reeves] is a very imaginative actor. He can have this wonderful balance of humor and fear. He's got these skills to be entertaining but also quite terrifying.

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.

Creativity is very self-indulgent.