I'm trying to keep up with what's happening in this turbulent world.

I had a great education. From kindergarten to John Dewey High School in Coney Island, I am public-school educated.

I like to work with the same people when I can, and you want to get people with the same interests that you have, and the same aesthetic.

Music is, for me, a great tool of a filmmaker, the same way cinematography, the acting, editing, post-production, the costumes are. You know, to help you tell a story.

I don't get tripped up in technology. I use technology as a tool. 'Oldboy' we shot Two Pro 35mm. For 'Da Blood of Jesus,' we shot digitally. We shot the new Sony F55. It's a 4K camera.

Don't think that because you haven't heard from me for a while that I went to sleep. I am still here, like a spirit roaming the night. Thirsty, hungry, seldom stopping to rest.

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