I tend to be attracted to characters who are up against a wall with very few alternatives. And the film then becomes an examination of how they cope with very few options. And that's, I guess, what interests me in terms of human behavior.

I really think that sex always looks kind of funny in a movie.

I don't like 3D. I don't believe there is any film that I have seen and loved that would have been improved by a scintilla in 3D. To me, it's just a gimmick.

The informing idea of what you want to say and do, that's what will take you from film school to professional - the idea. That's what is original to you.

When you make a Blu-ray, its not the same as the print process was. You have little or no control over any print that was ever made. You are a victim of the 35mm printing process.

I'm not a fan of Star Wars. That is not for me. That is for my nephews and nieces. I don't get it.

I believe today that there is no film and no shot in a film that is worth a squirrel getting a sprained ankle.