I was never intimidated by change. I was like an army brat who had lived all around the world.

That's what's nice about directing a film and having it done: There's nothing more I can do about it. It's done. That's it. All I can do is let it go and hope that people are kind to it.

The pleasure of working with somebody who's an actor is they don't waste time with stuff that doesn't matter.

Mass-market movies have become about one thing. They kind of declare themselves right off the bat. . . . But when I go to see (a film), I want to be surprised. I want to see something I never expected. And when you get that, it should be celebrated.

There's no substitute for a great love who says, 'No matter what's wrong with you, you're welcome at this table.'

Everyone says, "You have to work at relationships." Sometimes you've got to work, but if you're working 60 percent of the time and only enjoying it 40 percent...

The cinema has the power to make you not feel lonely, even when you are.