I sometimes play different kinds of music to see where the performers end up. I play one genre. Then something else when I do it again. It really helps.

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

Reaction is what changes your understanding of the world.

I was in Hollywood. It's the mythology heart. It's where all the European films came in the '30s and '40s. The marriage between Europe and Hollywood has always been the best when it works.

Cinema is mass media, it is both overtly gross and exciting. It is our great mirror of society.

The kind of group mentality that we had lived under since the Second World War is starting to erupt, and the craving for individualism is now much stronger. It's not as taboo anymore, as it was when I was younger.

Jenna Malone was a very important piece of how the film [The Neon Demon] turned out.