I deliberately, in a way, went for something that was a huge challenge and was a big period film. I was excited about the canvas on which I could tell the story as much as the story itself.

For me, certain shots or scenes are keys in the movie.

You freeze with the number of opportunities given to you and just decide to do nothing at all.

The movies that influenced me were movies that told their stories through pictures more than words.

I still can't quite believe it. Although there was something about the fact that it was a first-time writer, a first-time producer, and a first-time director all at the same time.

There's one thing better than having a great actor, and that's having a great actor who's never done this kind of role before and is hungry to do it. They're testing themselves every day. They want to get out of their trailer and get to work.

If you lived through the shooting of Jaws, you can live through anything.