I've always had an interest in vampire films - not just 'Nosferatu,' but there are many others that I have enjoyed: Abel Ferrara,Coppola, Neil Jordan.

If you would ask me what my ideal process is, I would say, long pre-production, long production and long post-production.

If your work requires you to travel, you will understand that there's no vacation destination like home.

Certain subjects may no longer be taboo in cinema. But there are ways to treat them that still create shock.

I do like musical films more than big Hollywood films, especially those by Jacques Demi and Vincent Minelli.

I became a film director, but I wasn't successful with my first couple of films, so I had to turn to becoming a film critic to make a living.

Sometimes you need these warm, human moments - something that feels close - to help things along.