"I think the most important thing is to be persistent."

"If I weren’t a filmmaker, I’d probably be a priest. Or a serial killer."

"I'm not interested in making films that are easy to categorize. I want to make films that defy genres."

"I'm not interested in making films that are easily digestible. I want to make films that stay with you."

"I'm not a big fan of happy endings. I think life is more complicated than that."