I certainly believe that creativity must be an experience. If I'm to steal time away from people, we should give them something to react to.

We have basic urges all the time. They just manifest themselves in different scenarios, and we have to turn those weaknesses into our strengths. Art is very much about making your weaknesses your strength.

I also believe on a practical level, if you're taking time away from people, besides entertaining them, I think it's important that there's something to react to.

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

The conversations about a film are an example of success because then you know whatever you've done has resonated.

I think that experiencing through art is a wonderful way to expand the horizon and everything around it.

There's incredible effect in being either loved or hated, but knowing that, either way, you have penetrated the mind and have altered it; that is a very pleasurable feeling.