I love heroes that really go through ordeals and then come out the other end completely changed.

To make filmmaking interesting to me, I want to keep learning things.

I want to do weird things and big budget things and no budget things. I don't have a five-year plan.

I've become more like water, I'm more relaxed and I'll say, "Okay, let's just completely change it and do it that way."

There were definitely Nazis who saw the error of their ways.

A big part of the humor is in identifying with the tragic elements of the film. The New Zealand sense of humor is very dark. Our films are usually very dark and it's always someone being killed. Usually a child.

I remember being in Dublin in a café and seeing him [Jack Gleeson] two or three years ago, and he came in - Joffrey[from the Game of Thrones] came in - and I remember being so star-struck. I don't like famous people and I don't really get star-struck. But I remember seeing him and being so impressed that he was walking around. So I really like Joffrey.