That sort of detailed filmmaking is one, hard to do and not have it be pretentious, and two, have it tell the story, which is what you're taught, that cinema is the language of images and you really should be able to make a film with no dialogue and tell a story.

Vengeance is a lazy form of grief.

Salary stories are intrusive. Do you ask your neighbour what they earn for their job?

I'll put it out there: I love getting hugs.

I love acting but I don't like all of the other stuff associated with it. The interest in celebrities, the press, the Internet, when your identity becomes mixed up in the way people are perceiving you.

I have a passion for my work, and that can seep into you. It's almost as if you're drawn to it.

They give us access to another world, they give us access to dreams. It's our way of living in a different realm for a short period of time - and how beautiful is that?