I get very driven by certain themes and ideas.

The thing is there have been American movies that are similar to Solaris, like Alien had a lot of things that are similar, although it's also got the horror element.

Coppola has problems getting financing, so why should I not have problems getting financing.

I take a lot from everywhere. I take from music, architecture, novels, and plays. Anywhere that hits you.

The trick of making movies in this culture is how to not give up everything that makes them worthwhile in order to get them made - and that's a tricky balance.

I direct a lot of TV commercials and music videos.

Certain remakes are great. Carpenter's The Thing is better than the original.

I really love sort of classical cinema where people were telling stories with very little dialogue, and people were using the camera in a really interesting way.

I just like movies that somehow expose the world in a way that's different than you imagine it.

The thing about movies these days is that the commerce end of it is so inflated and financiers are just expecting this enormous return on their investment.

I think filmmakers want their movies to be seen.

You don't need a great cathedral for a great marriage. All you need is fate to be on your side

No matter what, we have to keep moving forward, even if we have to crawl.

The optimist is a pessimist with a plan

Don't do anything that you're already not great at doing.

I don't believe you outsource your convictions and principles to people.

To me, music has to be about freedom. It's the most important thing in my life.

Rashness is the companion of youth, prudence of old age.

When a whole nation is roaring patriotism at the top of its voice, I am fain to explore the cleanness of its hands and the purity of its heart.

If you don't open up, we're going to lose each other down the road

I have a theory that selflessness and bravery aren't all that different. All your life you've been training to forget yourself, so when you're in danger, it becomes your first instinct