I think that television has become really, really interesting, in terms of character development. You can have 13 hours to develop a character, as opposed to 25 minutes in a movie. That excites me.

I wanted to make a horror film about beauty.

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.

I consider it a great honour that my movie Drive inspired so many wonderful artists to come together and create one ultra-cool glam experience.

I'm a fetishist. I make films based on what I would like to see.

I grew up in the '80s and John Hughes was the filmmaker making serious movies for teenagers.

The more we become civilized, the more we simultaneously understand our need to be virtuous, and our need to understand our experiences on a subconscious level.