I had more fun making Traffic than either of the Ocean's films.

I was thinking that people have to believe you're crazy in order to take you seriously as an artist. If you're wandering the streets, talking in gibberish, nobody ever asks you to change anything about your art because there's no context for people to look at what you do.

Usually I'm thinking about the palette. I'm thinking about the color for the most part, then I'll start thinking about composition and movement.

I stopped reading reviews about my own movies. I read stuff about other people's movies.

Anytime you've got something that can take you into the political realm then you've opened up the conversation a lot.

Your take on things is what is either going to make you somebody people talk about or no.

I look at other filmmakers and see skills in them that I wish I had but I know that I don't. I feel like I have to work really hard to keep myself afloat, doing what I do. But I find it pleasurable.