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There's no point in making films unless you intend to show us something special, otherwise just go out and watch a play.

I think it's important to do smaller films because I think that's where a lot of new things are happening.

You don't really know how your film is going to turn out, but you can give it your best shot and hope the audience loves it. This has been my approach right from the beginning, and it's helped me a lot in my journey. All you can do is give the film your everything.

It's interesting going between small parts and then bigger roles where you carry the film. If the writing is good, and if the people involved have integrity, then you'll do it, even if it's only five minutes on screen.

It can take a long time for some people to find out how to ground themselves, and film sets are an odd atmosphere to do it in - especially if, like me, you finished school early.

I've really grown to love film, but I think occasionally you need to get up on a stage and see what's going on.

I believe that filmmaking - as, probably, is everything - is a game you should play with all your cards, and all your dice, and whatever else you've got. So, each time I make a movie, I give it everything I have. I think everyone should, and I think everyone should do everything they do that way.

If you have skills to pull off even a four-hour film, people will go and watch it.

Making a film, every film, is a big gamble, large or small. The more that you do it, the more you're aware of that.

Perhaps it sounds ridiculous, but the best thing that young filmmakers should do is to get hold of a camera and some film and make a movie of any kind at all.