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

It's sort of one ongoing process where writing ends and directing starts.

When I hire actors I believe in their abilities.

What I learned from directing, I learned from soccer, where it's like a coach-player relationship.

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

I won't rewrite on set, but I'll just trim the fat.

The trappings of a religious cult tend to fall into candlelit ceremonies and robes and group chanting and singing and prayer.