First of all, what in this world does not revolve around money? But money is a big part of film, unlike a lot of other art forms.

Critics like to build you up, tear you down, and then, if you're lucky, build you up again.

America doesn't have the moral right to tell other people what to do. To say the whole world has to fall into line is you-know-what. I hope more people will rise up.

A spine to my films that's become more evident to me is that many are about the choices people make, and the reverberations of those choices. You go this way, or that way, and either way, there's going to be consequences.

We grew up in a very creative environment and were exposed to the arts at a very young age, so it's not a surprise that all of us are in some form of the arts.

You have to do the research. If you don't know about something, then you ask the right people who do.

I've always tried to - when I've been able to - support young artists, no matter what medium.