I'm not saying that we need more stories about people of a certain age, we just need more great stories about people.

It always surprises me when I see the director's versions of films released separately, long after the film's theatrical run.

The movie [Aquarius] is about love, ultimately, and it was made with love. There were a lot of parents in the crew, and they were the best crew I had ever worked with. Everybody knew the construction of each scene, and were completely invested in every shooting day.

If you take away money, if you take away the houses and things, who are we really? What is love really about? What is it to love each other? Why do we stay together, and why do all the kids split? All these questions I have really deep inside of me.

To be naked or even making love in a scene to me is very important if this is a movie about a couple or sensuality. It's a sort of moralism to think that this shouldn't be seen in the film.

It makes sense that somebody told you that you made the film from your perspective as a father.

When I wrote the script [of "Aquarius"], it seemed to hold people's interest.