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Generally in my films like 'Hearts of Darkness' or 'Picture This,' I try not to make myself a presence in the film.

You're basically the sum of all the experiences you've ever had, and they're sort of shaken up in you and reproduced in the things you create, and that includes seeing movies.

I love films that show people in a way that's so real it's almost unsettling, and that's what really inspires me because I write about people. I write about people that I know, so I want to portray them and portray myself in a way that is unapologetic.

I've told people who have just started to make a film that the one thing you might experience is this feeling that everybody is conspiring against you, because you're not necessarily able to tell what's real and what's not.

People always seem to see echoes of their own lives in my films.

I get emotionally attached with every film I do, and that stops me from being critical. I can't fight my emotions.

When I have been exposed to so many films that are so bad, my soul gets crushed. I just feel intoxicated.

I'm more likely to lose my temper on a film set than almost anywhere. Often the level of idiocy is so exalted that it's impossible to comprehend.

When you aren't doing too many films, people find other things to write about you.