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Directing is very close to choreography; you deal with space, time, emotions, lighting, making beautiful images.

Directing is so interesting. You know, it just sort of encompasses everything that you see, that you know, that you've felt, that you have observed.

I see the job of directing as being one of creating the right atmosphere, creating an environment where people can realize their full potential.

I think of making a movie in such a romantic way.

I love directing. It's where my heart is, and it's the way my mind works.

Directing is like meeting a woman. You don't know her, but something strikes you, and then you just have to go into it.

To do a romantic scene is the most unromantic thing to do on screen.

I don't think that digital photography is romantic yet. It's not sympathetic the way that film is.

I have always believed that directing a film is like telling a story. You have to tell it well so that it is appreciated.

The thing that's very close in the process is writing and acting, not directing. Directing's very different.