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

Actors are professionals who deal with people's emotions and their thoughts. So, working with this very intelligent, smart cast meant that sometimes I would only have to start speaking a word and these wonderful actors would immediately catch onto what I wanted them to portray, and how I wanted them to act.

There's a humble beauty about listening to period instruments that I like.

I don't usually watch a lot of TV, but Mad Men changed my perspective. I admire Matthew Weiner who came up with the idea and wrote such a great TV series, and the broadcasting company for being bold enough to air such a series.

The audience seems hazy to me, shrouded in a veil through which I can't see.

I love Philip Glass' work, not only as a film composer but also as a musician. The film score work that he does always amazes and shocks me.

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