Working with the same people is so much quicker and frees up your energy for other things.

Sometimes it only takes three words, so long as they're the right words, to direct an actor in the right way.

I like films that are well-written and concise and with not a lot of room for improvisation.

If a film is very clever and well-written, that's what gives you freedom as a director.

If a film is very clever and well-written, that's what gives you freedom as a director. Part of the freedom in directing, for me, is that I'm also the camera operator. That's the place where things are less rigid, where I can adjust as I go along.

What stirs my passion is making cinema, and that means doing different things, making different types of films.

When I was young, my idea was to become a filmmaker.