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To me the recognition of the audience is part of the filmmaking process. When you make a movie, it's for them.

To get noticed, I had to take my films in a space which was much more democratic in terms of cinema - the international film festivals.

You have to understand that you are not making the film for yourself; you're making it for the audience. If I am asking my audiences to buy tickets, I owe them the worth of their money, and I owe them entertainment.

Audiences aren't fools - their judgement really is important. And the true heroes of films are the investors. They take the risk, after all.

Filmmaking is a chance to live many lifetimes.

It's dangerous to think too much about how a film will be received. Filmmaking is not a popularity contest. Some would disagree.

I would love to say to all Americans: 'Each candidate is going to produce a film of an hour and a half. You're going to watch one from each candidate, and then you're going to vote!'

There's a level of sophistication of filmmaking that's mind-boggling. Anything you need for your movie, there's an establishment that can make it happen really fast.

I think filmmaking is a strange animal because it's anti-Democratic and collective at the same time, but I think it's all about not trying to know everything better than everybody else but making the right choices.

Filmmaking is a real craft.