I always try to keep the confidence of the actors, and try my best to make them feel comfortable or confident.

I wasn't good enough to be a professional soccer player obviously but that was my first goal in life.

When I was a kid, I was afraid of large group of conforming people.

The way brainwashing works is subtle and takes a long time.

When I hire actors I believe in their abilities.

I was really into writing short fiction and also photography when I was a kid.

In editing, it's amazing how you choose the in and out points. What you cut on is everything for creating tension. It's amazing how expanding a shot by five seconds can just ruin the tension.