My goal is just to make movies, whether they're big or small, that I'd like to see 10 years from now.

When there is conflict, it's good to step away, even for five minutes, because you could say terrible things that you can't take back, so it's best to walk away.

I like movies that leave you with something to think about, to discuss, to debate, you know?

I now realize that I was very fortunate to have grown up in many different places, surrounded by all kinds of people, all kinds of points of view.

Some people who like dogs don't like cats, but I'm not like that.

It's very rare you get a great script just handed to you, or sent to you, by someone you don't know.

Captain Fantastic touches on that [division]. You meet this family that lives off the grid in the woods and you go, "Oh, it's some kind of liberal utopian fantasy. The enemy is gonna be all these conservative types that they'll probably run into, and that's going to be the story."