Somewhat Dramatic Things Happen, And You Don't

Comedy Is A Wonderful Device For Distance That Allows Us To Look At What We're Talking About With Some Degree Of Distance And Hopefully With A Bit More Perspective And Honesty. With Many Exceptions, A Movie With No Jokes Is Far Less Appealing To Me.

The Kindest Thing A Director Can Do Is Look With Open Eyes At Everything.

In The Moment Of Making Films, I Want To Share My Observations Of Life, Not Of Other Films.

I Don't Want All Of American Cinema To Be Big Cartoons That Are Just Made To Be Digested By The Entire World.

If You're Not Making Epic, Archetypal Films On Some Level, I Think You're Wasting A Great Potential Of Cinema.