I've grown up watching a lot of Western genre films on TV, and America is not just a country, but it's one of the most important countries in the world, and examining the process of how this nation came to be, it's an important thing, even for outsiders.

I've grown up watching a lot of Western genre films on TV, and America is not just a country, but it's one of the most important countries in the world, and examining the process of how this nation came to be, it's an important thing, even for outsiders.

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

If I want to relax and not do anything, I don't want to leave home.

A priest encounters temptation every day, and some of that desire is very natural.

Some audiences might find homosexuality an uncomfortable subject matter, and a character who is a Japanese collaborator is always uncomfortable.

I have always meticulously storyboarded my films from beginning to end.