The point is to expand the scope of what a movie can possibly mean or be, to get people involved because they're artistic or understand the point of the material, not just because they fit a certain bill aesthetically.

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

Over the past 10 years of being famous, my relationship with the camera has not been a pleasant one.

There was a time - before I made movies - when I was more forgiving, but now that I've learned as much as I have, I want to do movies that I want to see, that have their own unique flavor.

Tarantino's movies, I really enjoy, certainly, and when I was 19 and 20, I was really into them.

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.

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