I've never been a fan of whimsical or confusing storytelling.

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

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

It felt like the first thing, but when I first started out, I got a job adapting a book by Russell Banks called 'Rule Of The Bone.' I didn't do a very good job. I didn't really know what I was doing in general, let alone how to adapt a book.

I'm completely aware of the fact that I'm a control freak.

No matter how many times you do it, you don't get used to the sadness - for me at least - of coming to the end of a film.

I don't want to be the angry guy.