Potential is universal. Opportunity is not.
I like the ideology of there being no such thing as perfection. I really like what that suggests. But I'm of the opinion that I have witnessed perfection at various times, especially in art.
The way America appreciates cinema is different from anywhere in the world. It's celebrated and supported. I don't just mean by the individuals, but financially as well people are throwing money at certain projects.
It's an old story, really: seduced and corrupted, in the end, by an obsessive love for the text.
Reading scripts is actually quite a relaxing part of the job. Strangely relaxing. This is a whole different ball game.
Certain jobs [films] are for the business really, because they get an audience, they get a global audience. Certain jobs are as an artist. If I can keep moving forward and strike some form of balance between them two, then I'm going to feel content.
I quite like to sing, actually - just belting out numbers with my guitar. I find that it's a form of tranquility. After all this mental lifestyle of the past seven or eight years, it's good to find some outlets that are not bad for my health.
At the moment, I'm focusing on these kind of "small" films - maybe after that, I will make bigger films in English.
Maybe we've grown out of each other.
You must have an iron will, if you would cross the ocean. You must be strong enough to pierce mountains.
Hindsight bias makes surprises vanish.