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Maybe It's not the biggest blockbuster film, but there will be some people that will see it, that will be debating it, that will be questioning their own sense of spirituality. If the film resonates, then I have succeeded in what I set out to do.

I'd say that 'Tree of Life' is not a Christian so much as a spiritual film.

My films often have a spiritual dimension which comes from my Muslim background, and I'm happy to tackle that in cinema.

Every decade or so, Hollywood has an epiphany. It turns out faith-based audiences enjoy going to the movies, too.

If you have a film that's talking about God, you would think that it would appeal to people that consider themselves religious, whatever denomination they're attached to.

There are faith-based movies that some people don't consider good, but every time it comes to the scene where someone's life is changed, that still affects me.

We've had so many faith-based movies that I think are sub-par; I almost want a new phrase for them.

The more frightening and sort of dark and oppressive a movie is, the more free you are to explore the supernatural and explore faith. The two just somehow go hand-in-hand really nicely.

I ultimately have faith though, that good films will find their audience.

I don't know if I'm the most religious guy, but I think I'm a spiritual man, and these are the things I think about a lot. In terms of the film, I think 'The Grey' is very much a non-denominational kind of film. I don't think it's something that relies on a particular religious bent to tell the story.