My dad was this sort of avant-garde guy who did all kinds of weird things. He was a true original and anybody who met him never forgot him.

I really subscribe to that old adage that you should never let the audience get ahead of you for a second. So if the film's abrasive and wrongfoots people then, y'know, that's great. But I hope it involves an audience.

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.

As I have got older and become a father, there's less and less time for films.

I write from my stomach.