But I think the audience is ready for that.

What I liked about American movies when I was a kid was that they're sort of larger than life and I think I'm still suffering from that reaction.

I think there's a natural system in your own head about how much violence the scene warrants. It's not an intellectual process, it's an instinctive process.

I got too fed up with films that didn't make you think. I liked the idea of one that you'd have to be dancing around with. I like my mind to be engaged when I watch a film.

I got into film-making because I was interested in making entertaining movies, which I felt there was a lack of.

I'm not under too much of an illusion of how smart or un-smart I am because filmmaking ultimately is about teamwork.