I worked next to an elephant. And considering that she could step on your toes, it's a good idea to keep a certain distance. It's also a good idea to befriend the trainer.

The best films of any kind, narrative or documentary, provoke questions.

The more you do your homework, the more you're free to be intuitive. But you've got to put the work in.

Sometimes we don't see certain things until we're ready to see them in a certain way.

Stephen Sondheim I am in awe of.

I used to hate exposure situations. What is generally referred to as 'red carpet.'

I think in Europe, movies are made like a commodity and then sold as art.

It's the economics, that's why opera is not dying but gets more and more difficult to put on.

Mine is studying script and being very academic and trying to be important.

What I liked so much while shooting [a movie], I might not like anymore when I see it or vice versa. The two are connected but not on a causal level.

I go with the most interesting thing that comes my way,I don't expect it to come from India to tell you the truth, but if it did, fine by me.

By looking into more details of American history, we can make more sense of what's happening today.

I only do what I like to do.

My agent is the quickest, sharpest man on earth.

I don't like to read novelizations of movies.

I take praise as not just a reward and a result but also as the beginning of a new process.

I'm not into weapons. I'm not into cars. I'm not into explosions. I'm scared of all of that.

One does not contradict the other.Straight-faced is the basis of all decent comedy.

I think Stephen Sondheim is a - and I hardly ever use this word - but this is as close as it gets to a genius.