I don't like acting; not in front of the camera.

I'll be vilified if I shoot a film in Toronto for New York. And rightfully so!

I'm not the go-to guy. Everybody is trying to tell their story and have different ways of telling it.

A lot of times, we censor ourselves before the censor even gets there.

I collect names for characters. Names are valuable; they can be your first source of insight into a character.

I don't see any negativity with what Brad Pitt is doing with his Make It Right Foundation, or what Sean Penn is trying to do in Haiti.

I don't really analyze my stuff when I write. I write about stuff that I'm interested in, that I'm feeling at that particular time. When I stand back and look at the complete work, I might see themes that run through the whole film, but I'm not really conscious of it when I'm doing it.