I want to make movies that people talk about when they leave the theater, that aren't clear-cut, but effective and fulfilling in some sense.

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I'm really interested in having a studio one day and being a filmmaker.

I'm really interested in having a studio one day and being a filmmaker.

Granted, there are times when, for business reasons, you do something that's more mainstream. But...

Granted, there are times when, for business reasons, you do something that's more mainstream. But...

I really respond to diversity, a broader landscape, with actors of different ages and races...

I really respond to diversity, a broader landscape, with actors of different ages and races...

But in a broader sense, when I have more control, I want to expose people...

But in a broader sense, when I have more control, I want to expose people...

The idea of doing something that you've seen a thousand times before doesn't appeal to...

The idea of doing something that you've seen a thousand times before doesn't appeal to...

At 27, it's great to get to a place where I'm not an actor for...

At 27, it's great to get to a place where I'm not an actor for...

The point is to expand the scope of what a movie can possibly mean or...

The point is to expand the scope of what a movie can possibly mean or...

I know that when I grew up I was pretty sheltered, and didn't come to...

I know that when I grew up I was pretty sheltered, and didn't come to...

My sisters are my favorite people on earth.

My sisters are my favorite people on earth.

Where you raise your children isn't as important as how you raise your children.

Where you raise your children isn't as important as how you raise your children.

There are a lot of good stories out there, but I haven't found too many...

There are a lot of good stories out there, but I haven't found too many...

It's nice that people want to compliment you in some superficial way, but I've never...

It's nice that people want to compliment you in some superficial way, but I've never...

There was a time - before I made movies - when I was more forgiving,...

There was a time - before I made movies - when I was more forgiving,...

I've written something and I would like to have my first film directed by the...

I've written something and I would like to have my first film directed by the...

A lot of producers cookie cut movies one after another, but I'll be a little...

A lot of producers cookie cut movies one after another, but I'll be a little...

What's more ludicrous is the whole idea of me being jealous and competitive.

What's more ludicrous is the whole idea of me being jealous and competitive.

Look at music: I've always loved hiphop and rap, and now there's this whole progressive...

Look at music: I've always loved hiphop and rap, and now there's this whole progressive...

Tarantino's movies, I really enjoy, certainly, and when I was 19 and 20, I was...

Tarantino's movies, I really enjoy, certainly, and when I was 19 and 20, I was...

LA can be a very open and accepting creative environment. But it is important, because...

LA can be a very open and accepting creative environment. But it is important, because...

A film goes through so many hands, that by the time it's done, it might...

A film goes through so many hands, that by the time it's done, it might...