I think it's important to have a good sense of humor and joke around with your kids. That's what I do a lot.

I'd read Up in the Old Hotel, and I wanted to do something with Mitchell's stuff for a long time.

If you find that thing you love, it doesn't necessarily matter whether you do it well or not-you just need to do it.

I'm interested in how people shoot because I have a very specific way of shooting and I'm fascinated by the way other people shoot films, particularly if they're smart and talented.

What's great is when you're working with somebody with whom you have a connection, it's exciting because there's a shorthand and you trust each other and you have a good time together on the set and so you can go a little farther than you might normally because you're with somebody that you trust.

Sometimes you can't even find the director on a movie set. Sometimes you don't want to find the director on a movie set.

A dream that you don't fight for can haunt you for the rest of your life.