Of course, from time to time, I want to do everything myself and be more involved on my own with the creative process. But I don't mind the collabora….

In a way, putting actors deep into this sort of complicated universe frees them from thinking about who they should be. They just are somebody..

Every great idea is on the verge of being stupid..

I don't thrive on control. I'm not looking for control. I think I get better results when I don't control things..

If you take a child from South Africa and you put them in Boston, they're going to speak with a Boston accent. And so, that's a way to see the world ….

I'm not against the technology at all, I just don't like to use it if it's just to mimic what you can do with traditional methods..

It's part of my job to maintain the emotional reality and the naturalism even when the atmosphere is contrived..

All these gadgets, the phone and the computer, they expose the inside of your brain in a way that's bad..

Misinterpretation leads me to inspiration and creativity because I think my brain is trying to figure out some information that I'm confused about..

I want to explore new ideas and put myself in a place where I can finish a project that is more unusual or that doesn't seem doable..

I would define myself as being naive and perverse at the same time. And I think that if that is consistent it will make the tone consistent..

I don't mock things, which makes me more vulnerable to mockery myself. If you're cynical, you're protected from mockery. But I have to be nice. I don….

I shoot people in a way that makes the audience feel equal to them. And it's hard to express and it's hard to execute but I think it works on every l….

Orange is an underrated color, it's the second most underrated color after yellow..

I like to use a bit of chaos when I shoot. I think it may be something from the way I shot my first film - I was very scared, of course, and I prepar….

You don't watch home movie for the technique, you watch because it's reminiscing on good moments you spent with your friends. It reflects you. It bel….

I'm just saying to everyone. The director does not direct the trailer. It's an edited version that takes so many moments of the movie, sometimes it's….

I've dreamed a lot, but i'm not a very good sleeper..

In my opinion, it's more interesting to see magic happening in a world that feels grounded. If the world is already crazy, then anything can happen. ….

I kind of like the idea of taking a concept and going all the way with it, even if it's not completely plausible. It's something that I like about ma….

You need philosophy. It sounds a little pompous but I think when you direct a film, the only way to find a response to the questions you keep asking ….