It turns out that good actors can make anything believable.

Independent films are very hard to get made, but I'm lucky enough to get them made, so I'm going to keep doing it. I like my independence. I like being able to tell a story the way I want to tell a story. I don't like developing it with a team. I like coming to a story and deciding whether I want to do it or not.

We think we know what's right. With excessive pride comes blindness.

As a general rule, I don't plan to travel with my Oscars, but we may have to make an exception.

We all have these tendencies in us that could go this way or that. I think that's the real key in writing. To look at a character without judgment.

The stereotypes we pretend that we reject are ingrained in our DNA.

I just want to thank people who take big risks in their daily lives when there aren't cameras rolling. I want to dedicate this award to people who stand up for peace and against injustice and intolerance.