My definition of a friend is somebody who adores you even though they know the things you’re most ashamed of.
I didn’t have any ambition to produce big mainstream popcorn movies.
There is no doubt that each of us is born an individual. Why is it then that so many of us die carbon copies?
All of the thinking and planning that you do to get there, and then, in one minute, in one second, it just doesn’t matter. It goes out the window. You either got it or you didn’t. There is something kind of refreshing about that.
I think an artist’s responsibility is more complex than people realize.
Cruelty might be very human, and it might be cultural, but it’s not acceptable.
The best reason to make a film is that you feel passionately about it.
I prefer to commit 100 per cent to a movie and make fewer films, because it takes over your life.
I’m really not a clothes person. To me, that’s just work. It’s the thing I hate to do the most. I don’t want to be judged in that way.
I also feel like I’ve learned over the years what is not important, and that is also great: to know what is pointless to spend your energy on, to be more specific.
I absolutely love religions and the rituals. Even though I don’t believe in God, we celebrate pretty much every religion in our family with the kids.
What do I do to live? What do I do to be vital? The answer is always creativity; the answer is always art.
I’d always need a creative outlet. But sometimes, I do fantasize what my life would be like if I weren’t famous.
I didn’t grow up really wanting to be an actor. I don’t remember ever not being an actor.
I’m a technician. I don’t go for the get-into-the-role stuff. I read the lines and play the scenes.
I’m interested in directing movies about situations that I’ve lived, so they are almost a personal essay about what I’ve come to believe in.
I love more than anything looking at a movie scene by scene and seeing the intention behind it.
I cannot believe in God when there is no scientific evidence for the existence of a supreme being and creator.
I don’t know why people think child actresses in particular are screwed up. I see kids everywhere who are totally bored. I’ve never been bored a day in my life.
Adolescence is a tough one to be a child actor.