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When you're making a film all by yourself, that requires you to have quite a bit of a point of view in order for anything to get done.

My films are very rooted in specific people's point of view. Some film-makers give a more global point of view, like God looking down at the characters.

A film is a director's vision... there is, however, much input an actor or actress can have.

As a filmmaker, the only way that I understand how to make a film is holistically.

I don't necessarily see myself as an experienced filmmaker just because I've been in a few movies.

A director should not define everything. For me, the movie is a form of a question I pose to the others or to the audience. I want to ask their opinion on my point of view and discuss it with them.

There's so much that goes into a film that I feel like it's a bit arrogant to say, 'Oh, I never watch my own movies.' Well, it's not just you. There's a whole host of other people. So much skill goes into it. But I would say it does take a couple times seeing it to get a level of perspective.

The key is working with great directors. A film is so many different people and all their talents, but particularly the directors, because of the idiosyncrasies of that person.

For so many filmmakers, cinema is a means to an end.