I was always obsessed with finding truly researched images to add authenticity, out of that came something totally contemporary and modern. Research is very key to my process because over and over again, reality provides more interesting images than you could have invented.

I'm the son of highly functioning parents who I'm incredibly lucky to have.

The irony of a director going to film festivals is you never get to see any of the films.

I think directors can become overly infatuated by gilt and gold, and the word "lavish" and everything being magnificent.

If you look at Shakespeare's history plays, what the setting of monarchy allows is this extraordinary intensification of emotions and predicament.

I mean, we've all had those dreams where, you know, we try to cry out and our voice won't come.

I have a yearning someday to do one of these huge juggernauts.