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

I had the standard movie geek childhood, because for as long as I can remember, all I wanted to do was make movies.

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

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

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

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.

The films that I love are very straightforward stories, like really old-fashioned stuff.