I grew up in a very Catholic family. Up until puberty, I would go to a Catholic church every week.

When I'm writing something, if it gets too serious, I just can't bear it, so I take a step back and take the overall scene in and vent the air a little bit.

I actually pay careful attention to that sort of thing - infusing humor into my films - because that's how important I think humor is.

I'm not the kind of director who aims to send a message out.

Whenever I visit a city, I like to see what classical music concerts are on offer.

In my opinion, all relationships between people have some sort of violence, and it is central.

A film set is a workplace for me; it's my office, and nobody really wants to be in a stressful work environment.