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Films exhaust me, they do, and I often want nothing more to do with them, but I'm continually surprised at the resurgence of the impulse to come back and do it all over again.

One thing that the audience, and perhaps critics, aren't aware of is that, especially in a film like 'Moonlight,' you always shoot a lot more footage than makes the cut of the film.

Generally, with films, what tends to happen is that a few people get a lot of momentum out of it, and a lot of people don't.

Oh, it takes a lot for me to walk out of a film.

A lot of filmmaking is an endurance contest between you and the people you're filming. Every time that you relax, I promise you, something interesting will happen.

I film quite a bit of footage, then edit. Changes before your eyes, things you can do and things you can't. My attitude is always 'let it keep rolling.'

When I watch a film I get swept away. I don't really watch the camera.

I've really grown to love film, but I think occasionally you need to get up on a stage and see what's going on.

Sometimes when you film, you can be in a bit of a bubble, and then suddenly when you finish filming, it's taken out of your hands - it's not yours anymore, and we all love it so much that we feel quite protective of it.

I kind of always think my work is unfilmable, and when I meet people who are interested in filming it, I'm always stunned.