Making films is like making stuff together as kids..

It's about moments in life that are great but don't last. They don't go on, but you always have the memory and they have an effect on you. That's wha….

When you direct is the only time you get to have the world exactly how you want it. My movies are very close to what I set out to do. And I'm super-o….

I really wanted to emphasize the idea of the women being isolated and abandoned . . . and they weren't raised to take care of themselves, so they had….

I like telling the story in a visual way. I don't like explaining a lot in dialogue..

It’s about misunderstandings between people and places, being disconnected and looking for moments of connection. There are so many moments in life w….

My movies are not about being, but becoming..

I try to just make what I want to make or what I would want to see. I try not to think about the audience too much..

I try to always be open to what the actors want to try. I don't storyboard and try to be intuitive and open on the day of filming..

The unexpected connections we make might not last, yet stay with us forever.

When you're making a film you're thinking about how to tell the story visually..

I think I'm always drawn to projects that help me understand something about myself..

It seems that the greatest difficulty is to find the end. Don't try to find it, it's there already..

I think being mediocre and in the middle would be the worst. It's more interesting to get strong reactions, and to have the mixture of people who get….

I learned that from my dad: you put your heart into something, you have to protect it, what you're making..

You don't have to be loud. If you know what you want, people respect that..

For everyone, there are those moments when you have great days with someone you wouldn't expect to. Then you have to go back to your real lives, but ….

Thats the way I work: I try to imagine what I would like to see..

It’s always more intriguing to imagine what’s happening, as opposed to seeing everything, because then you can use your imagination. I always wanted ….

Forget the audience, make what you want to see.

I never get myself in a situation where I don't have creative freedom..