I cited 'Catch-22' as a landmark film and one of my favourites.

I personally think that's incredibly therapeutic to just be alone in your own thoughts and not be freaking out.

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.

I like to think of myself as the host at a party, and, if everybody is having a good time, so much the better.

I lived in New York City, and when I was about 24 in the 1980s, I decided to get out of here. I wanted to go live in Australia for a year or something, and it ended up being 18 years.

I'm not the kind of director who imposes his processes on everybody else.

In my experience, not just in shooting films but in the commercials I've done, initially, it's very exciting for the community, and its a real novelty. Very quickly, though, they realize there's a buck to be had, and it becomes annoying, and they lose their patience pretty quick.

As long as there's really good actors that use their clout to support fringe films, whatever genre it is, they'll still get made.

A film is different than a script. The text of the script is what it is.

The threats out there are all manageable. We don't have a silver bullet against any of them, but there is nothing that can't be overcome with good practices.