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I want to stay below the radar and make good films. I have to be careful; I don't want my life to change. I really don't want to be a movie star.

I have gained a lot of confidence in my process of making films. It does't mean I'll make a successful film or even a good film, but I know how to make my film.

Making movies is difficult and you get disorientated sometimes - even when you're working with fantastic talent.

I don't think I really have a talent for movie acting.

You can work really hard on your physicality, on your craft, on the films you do. You can choose the best of directors, the best of productions, get the best technicians, you can put your entire body and soul into the making of a film, but at the end of the day, it all depends on the mood of that one audience member that goes into that theater.

As an artist, all I want is to be a part of good films.

I don't worry about what everyone wants to see. I make movies that please a writer, director and myself. I always think there are enough people smart as me and sensitive as me.

I really never thought I was that good at film. And honestly still don't. My strength is language. My background is monologues and a certain kind of Brechtian spin on theater.

I don't really like to work with actors that work a lot and are very well established already. In a way, I like to nurture talent and have it burst on the scene.

I really tried to make movies I wanted to see. I thought that if I was good enough, somebody would always need me.