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I like to be able to understand the feeling of the director, that a film corresponds to something in his life. Otherwise, it doesn't interest me much.

I'm influenced by a lot of filmmakers; I like English filmmakers because I feel a kin to them.

I watch movies all the time, so it's hard to pick certain specific directors that have inspired me in the aggregate.

For me, cinema's like a language - everyone has their own form of it.

I'm attracted to directors in general because I appreciate the work and the job they have to do. I watched the post-production, I watched the pre-production... post-production is something that I'm very interested in and I did spend a lot of time in editing rooms when I was young pretending to be sick.

Some of us are interested in directors, but really the vast majority of us are interested in actors. You experience the films through the actors, so they're all locked into your imagination in some kind of layer of fantasy or hatred or wherever they settle into your imagination.

I really like directors who give you a certain amount of autonomy because I think a lot about my characters and I think a lot about scenes and choices.

I like making films about different cultures. I'm interested in things that I've never encountered before. I try to put myself in the audience's position.

I get crushes on directors because they are so brilliant.

I look for the role that excites me and work with whoever that director happens to be, wherever he wants to shoot the film.