It's the hardest thing for an actor not to speak because you take away their main tool. So for an actor, it's very frustrating and very challenging, and very few people can pull it off. Some actors can say a thousand words with just a look, and it's a unique gift.

I have not seen "Batman v Superman," unfortunately. It hasn't been on the plane, as I've been flying a lot.

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

Creativity is very self-indulgent.

Elle Fanning was fifteen when we started [The Neon Demon]. She turned seventeen during the shoot. Four weeks before Cannes, she turned eighteen. She had her prom at Cannes.

I wanted to make a horror film about beauty.

I think the idea of individualism has become more dominating in our society. You can even see it by our political system: how people vote, the job situation, the sociological evolution that's happening, what's happening in the Middle East and so forth.