I think anybody over 30 plays parents because it happens in your thirties and so that's kind of a natural progression. But I'm definitely drawn to it. It's probably the most intense, passionate thing that happens to you as you…

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I think an artist's responsibility is more complex than people realize.

I think an artist's responsibility is more complex than people realize.

Well, I certainly was exposed to and learned to appreciate the work of great directors...

Well, I certainly was exposed to and learned to appreciate the work of great directors...

I've gone through phases of just forgiving your parents for not being as young as...

I've gone through phases of just forgiving your parents for not being as young as...

You develop a third eye where you kind of know where they are in a...

You develop a third eye where you kind of know where they are in a...

Normal is not something to aspire to, it's something to get away from.

Normal is not something to aspire to, it's something to get away from.

I'd like to be Dakota Fanning when I get young.

I'd like to be Dakota Fanning when I get young.

Cruelty might be very human, and it might be cultural, but it's not acceptable.

Cruelty might be very human, and it might be cultural, but it's not acceptable.

I had to take my makeup off at work every night. I wasn't allowed to...

I had to take my makeup off at work every night. I wasn't allowed to...

I've always had this idea that I wanted movies to make people better not worse.

I've always had this idea that I wanted movies to make people better not worse.

I think 'destiny' is just a fancy word for a psychological pattern.

I think 'destiny' is just a fancy word for a psychological pattern.

I am the luckiest filmmaker I know.

I am the luckiest filmmaker I know.

Part of me longs to do a job where there's not a gray area.

Part of me longs to do a job where there's not a gray area.

I spent a lot of time not in school, so I didn't have deep relationships...

I spent a lot of time not in school, so I didn't have deep relationships...

By the first week of shooting, you know exactly where your film is heading based...

By the first week of shooting, you know exactly where your film is heading based...

It's an interesting combination: Having a great fear of being alone, and having a desperate...

It's an interesting combination: Having a great fear of being alone, and having a desperate...

I want to be inspiring to myself, to my kids, my family, and my friends.

I want to be inspiring to myself, to my kids, my family, and my friends.

I'm kind of a chatterbox and I talk really fast.

I'm kind of a chatterbox and I talk really fast.

But now I really don't want to work unless I really, really care about a...

But now I really don't want to work unless I really, really care about a...

I wish people could get over the hang-up of subtitles, although at the same time,...

I wish people could get over the hang-up of subtitles, although at the same time,...

The best reason to make a film is that you feel passionately about it.

The best reason to make a film is that you feel passionately about it.