Sexuality is a big issue, but there are others - how much you commit to a relationship, to social obligation, to honesty and being honest with yourself.

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Sometimes films ignore other points of view because it's simpler to tell the story that...

Sometimes films ignore other points of view because it's simpler to tell the story that...

Meanwhile, the Ice Storm was still in development, And that was something I really wanted...

Meanwhile, the Ice Storm was still in development, And that was something I really wanted...

When there is a strong woman character in a story - that always grabs me.

When there is a strong woman character in a story - that always grabs me.

I think the American West really attracts me because it's romantic. The desert, the empty...

I think the American West really attracts me because it's romantic. The desert, the empty...

The way I go about a lovemaking scene is that we will talk about it...

The way I go about a lovemaking scene is that we will talk about it...

So many times you see beautiful lovemaking scenes with a lot of exposure or an...

So many times you see beautiful lovemaking scenes with a lot of exposure or an...

When I sent those scripts, that was the lowest point of my life. We'd just...

When I sent those scripts, that was the lowest point of my life. We'd just...

Not taboo - it's just that straight actors still risk their careers commercially and economically....

Not taboo - it's just that straight actors still risk their careers commercially and economically....

Directing, I get all kinds of inspiration. It's working with people. It's a lot more...

Directing, I get all kinds of inspiration. It's working with people. It's a lot more...

I wanted to shoot straight, mainstream, somehow off-beat. Not only realistic West, which is quite...

I wanted to shoot straight, mainstream, somehow off-beat. Not only realistic West, which is quite...

I took the name Green Destiny from - well there is such a sword called...

I took the name Green Destiny from - well there is such a sword called...

I did a women's movie, and I'm not a woman. I did a gay movie,...

I did a women's movie, and I'm not a woman. I did a gay movie,...

My first instinct was to cast as close to the short story as possible, but...

My first instinct was to cast as close to the short story as possible, but...

In the past I've made movies that were pretty universally liked. You can't really hate...

In the past I've made movies that were pretty universally liked. You can't really hate...

When I see something I like, that's all that counts. What they use, how they...

When I see something I like, that's all that counts. What they use, how they...

When I have a full schedule like that, I don't see myself sitting there for...

When I have a full schedule like that, I don't see myself sitting there for...

I am a shy person.

I am a shy person.

Usually with this genre the first thing that happens is a good fight sequence to...

Usually with this genre the first thing that happens is a good fight sequence to...

I think the book struck me in a few ways that I thought very interesting...

I think the book struck me in a few ways that I thought very interesting...

On a Chinese film you just give orders, no one questions you. Here, you have...

On a Chinese film you just give orders, no one questions you. Here, you have...