I've written something and I would like to have my first film directed by the time I'm 30.

I really respond to diversity, a broader landscape, with actors of different ages and races and backgrounds.

The idea of doing something that you've seen a thousand times before doesn't appeal to me.

A film goes through so many hands, that by the time it's done, it might not resemble what you thought you were making.

It's nice that people want to compliment you in some superficial way, but I've never considered that that's how I might be categorized. I guess it's better than being called ugly.

Where you raise your children isn't as important as how you raise your children.

Working in South Africa and the people in Johannesburg get under your skin. It stays with you. It's a place I want to take my children back to. It's a place that filled me with great joy and inspiration but also sadness. I think it's one of the most complex places on the planet.