I don't want to do a war film per se. Nor do I want to do a political film.

If there is an auteur who influenced me - and there is only one - that is Charlie Chaplin. And he never won an Oscar.

America is so varied and exciting that after six months, you go back and find it completely changed.

I think politics should be expressed in this way and not in other ways. And not just politics - sentiments, even certain states of being.

When I go to the cinema, I'm often frustrated because I can guess exactly what is going to happen about ten minutes into the screening. So, when I'm working on a subject, I'm always looking for the element of surprise.

Sometimes, I even recite the role to the actor if it's not clear. And I beg them not to imitate me, because I'm not a good actor.

Even when I read a book, if the book leaves me the possibility of finding certain solutions or working on my own toward a solution, I prefer that much more than if the book fills me with the answers, gives them to me directly.