I realize I am contradictory: I have an independent filmmaker's sensibility and a Hollywood director's short-attention span.

I make movies for me and posterity. I'm more scared of history than I am of the studio.

Casting is everything. I put a huge amount of work into casting, and consistently across my career, I am most proud of my bold choices I made in casting.

[LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) -] Mr. and Mrs. Smith ... 22 Birthdays.

I am a hybrid. I do independent films and also do Hollywood films - I love them both.

To be a lone filmmaker thousands of miles from home with nobody believing in me, that seems romantic.