When you say fear of the unknown, that is the definition of fear; fear is the unknown, fear is what you do not know, and its genetically within us so….

I've been asked to direct pilots for a lot of shows..

For instance, The Sixth Sense had mediocre to bad reviews. Slowly, the audience pushed it and it received critical attention..

My grandparents were classic Indian grandparents. My grandmother would put so much powder on her face that it was like a Kabuki play and she'd come d….

The beauty is that we can blur film and TV a little bit more..

I'm super confident about creative stuff, and I'm really not confident about human interactions stuff..

I want to make a bunch of small movies. I'm really interested in that for me in the future..

The beauty of the world of Unbreakable is that you're playing it for reality. It should never feel like a comic book movie. It feels like a straight-….

Anime is intended to have ambiguous features. That's part of the art form..

There's no staying where you were. If you're not doing anything, your skills and point of view are atrophying..

Saw #‎ Birdman . Such singular, audacious filmmaking. Can't stop thinking about the ending..

I always thought I was going to be the film guy until I died..

I like to write in a shroud of secrecy because I have to keep finding ways to scare myself..

You're never the same. You're degrading, or you're getting better. You don't stay the same..

I think I take what you might call a B-movie story, deal with B-movie subjects, and I treat it as if it's an A-movie in terms of my approach, my crew….

I'm so from the Woody Allen/Spike Lee school..

There are scenes that were right on the edge, but I always try to err on non-indulgence. It's something that I'm very careful about, that I'm just le….

The whole world makes comic book movies now..

I'm so consistent that my director's cuts are usually 20-25 minutes longer than the released version of the movies..

My philosophy is to make movies with the biggest possible budget that will allow it to be made in an independent fashion..

I'm from that world where I feel so comfortable making small independent movies..