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

In "Drive," there's a heightened male edge. In "Only God Forgives," it was almost crawling back into the womb of the mother. And now with "The Neon Demon," being reborn as a 16-year-old girl.

If an actor or actress is recognizable, that changes our perception of them.

Understanding one's own power is more interesting than someone being given something powerful.

And to be fair, most documentaries are half an hour too long, anyway. Let's not kid ourselves. Most movies are an hour too long. I will say that the internet has changed everything in terms of distribution and because of iTunes and other outlets like that, length is no longer something you really think about, in my opinion. It's irrelevant.

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

I always say I have a Danish passport, but I am a New Yorker at heart.