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

I don't think the competition's so rough, within the majority of movies made in Hollywood.

I am always looking for that nuance, that moment of truth, and you can't really do that fast.

I write from my stomach.

I don't think it's a director's job to peek behind the curtain too much.

My writing has a lot to do with who I am, and what my life is like, and my relationships to people.

I always had a dream about trying to make a movie that had no dialogue in it, that was just music and pictures. I still haven't done it yet, but I tried to get close in the beginning.