I want to make accessible movies for bright people, but I don't want to play games and be coy.

I learned early on that there are all sorts of stories I have no place telling.

The bigger the budget, the less an audience is trusted, and that's the difference between a big-budget film and a small-budget film.

People love conversation, and movies are conversations, and an audience has to participate; it has to fill in some blanks.

I don't know anything about directing, but if you love actors, know your story and hire a great company, then anyone can direct a film.

I want to make accessible movies for bright people, but I don't want to play games and be coy.

I've wanted to direct for a long time, but it had to be a story I wanted to tell. The writer's job is to find the story that he should tell.