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

The thing that I really love about film is that it is with you forever - it goes to your children, and they get to see it again and again and have it forever.

I've seen many, many movies over the years, and there are only a few that suddenly inspire you so much that you want to continue to make films.

Many really good films allow us to empathize with other lives.

I've made four films about the destructive nature of relationships, of secrets and lies, and I think I'm no longer interested in that subject - which is a wonderful relief.

Although you have some films that are a real bummer, there's always a film that comes up where it's just heaven.

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.

I don't want to make pompous, serious films; I like films that have a kind of vivacity about them.

I like movies about longing and desperation, and dark and light things, stories about people struggling to raise children, and to have relationships and be intimate with each other.

Sometimes when we weep in the movies we weep for ourselves or for a life unlived. Or we even go to the movies because we want to resist the emotion that's there in front of us. I think there is always a catharsis that I look for and that makes the movie experience worthwhile.