I did the drawing and writing - for five years. I made a lot of short films the whole while and I made a promise to myself in front of the mirror that I would stop drawing when I signed my first contract for a feature film.

I'm not one to dwell on rehearsal or preparation. I like to just go out and do it. Of course, that doesn't mean actors are free to do whatever they like, they're always being directed.

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

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.

I'm not one to dwell on rehearsal or preparation.

I am not a fan of westerns particularly.

I never storyboard. I hate it. I don't understand why so many directors want to make comic strips of their films.