I love working with actors. That's what the set really is, for me. It's my time with the actors.

The subject of an outsider who becomes obsessed.

There's no story if there isn't some conflict. The memorable things are usually not how pulled together everybody is. I think everybody feels lonely and trapped sometimes. I would think it's more or less the norm.

The movies I make tend not to be quite reality but the characters are inspired by real people and they're always very personal.

I usually set aside a lot of time in advance of a movie with important roles for kids to search, but when you have great ones, they can be a real ace in the hole.

I guess when I think about it, one of the things I like to dramatise, and what is sometimes funny, is someone coming unglued. I don't consider myself someone who is making the argument that I support these choices. I just think it can be funny.

I would like to do a movie in space, but I think it would be difficult to do it on location.