It's a gamble you take, the risk of alienating an audience. But there's a theory - sometimes it's better to confuse them for five minutes than let them get ahead of you for 10 seconds.

Well I'd really love to work with Robert De Niro, because he's still the most talented actor out there.

I don't want to be the angry guy.

How do I respond to criticism? Critically. I listen to all criticism critically.

To make a film, the final big collaborator that you have is the composer.

I don't miss scenes at all the way that I used to miss them when I was younger making a film. It's actually quite fun to get rid of them now.

Of course, I'm no dummy.