With Each One Of My Films, I'm

I Don't Consider Myself Bossy, But I Do Know What I Want. You Know, I Have A Gut Feeling About A Piece Of Material, But I've Never Envisioned Myself As The Director On Top Of The Hill With A Megaphone In My Hand, Screaming At 1,000 Extras.

It's Easy To Get Caught Up In A Moment And Think, 'oh, I've Been Offered Some Giant Studio Film Or A Superhero Franchise Or Some Actor Wants To Meet With Me About A Project They Want To Do.' And It's Easy To Get Caught Up In A Moment Because It's Flattering. But You Can't Do A Movie Because It's Flattering.

I Don't Believe In Director's Cuts Where You Make Things Longer. The Coolest Thing Was When The Coen Brothers Did A Director's Cut Of 'blood Simple,' And They Made It Shorter.

Unlike With Any Other Art Form, Filmmakers Have This Unique Web Of Festivals. There Are Hundreds. It Is A Democratic System In Which You Submit Films, And If They Are Good Enough, They Play. The Only Barrier To Entry Is The Submission Fee.

I'm Really Specific In The Way That I Shoot. I've Always Had A Very Good Sense Of What I Need In The Editing Room. I Used To Shoot In A Way That Drew More Attention To The Camera And I've Tried, In Each Film, To Draw Less And Less Attention To The Camera. I Think When You Pay Attention To The Shots, You're Aware Of The Fact That There's A Director.