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If I hadn't been an actress, I was thinking seriously about going into psychology. It's just really what I'm interested in: the human psyche and how we process information.

Not just art for art's sake, but I want to have films out there that will provoke authentic, holistic conversations about the human condition. And not provide the easy answers, but put it out there.

Film has the potential of allowing me to explore my own ideas, which I find very attractive.

I'm much more interested in living specific experiences in films.

I always felt there was a kind of humanistic impulse in my thinking about film as well as a real interest in its formal and aesthetic properties - just this idea that it can bring you into a very intimate encounter with people.

It's physically and psychologically exhausting to make a film.

My primary interest has always been about exploring the human psyche and humanity.

I want to do films I can relate to emotionally.

When I'm directing films, I mostly try to create an environment on set that mimics what's in my mind as to the tone and feel of things. I try to create a place where you feel that anything's possible.

I'm interested in human nature. That's why I chose to become an actor.