Films take me to places I never thought I would get to, and over walls that I never thought I could get over. When I think about that it's just... I dunno... I forgot. [...] Let's be real. I forgot. And I was almost there. It was really gonna be good.

Someone once said that I was the 'thinking woman's man,' and I was just like, I hope every woman is thinking.

The truth is most of the films that make a lot of money no one remembers, and I'm not interested in making films that no one remembers.

Don't listen to what anybody says except the people who encourage you. If it's what you want to do and it's within yourself, then keep going and try to do it f…

There [is] a feeling of recognition, as of meeting an old friend, which comes to us all in the face of great artistic experiences. I had the same experience wh…

Sundance is weird. The movies are weird - you actually have to think about them when you watch them.

I fell in love with the whole ritual. The lights going down, the curtain going up, telling a story to a large group of people in the dark. It was one of those …