There are stories I'd like to tell, I'd like to see, and they're not getting made. These stories are beyond the experience of the people in power. They don't understand it, so they're frightened of it.

As a director, you're looking for ways to tell the story with the whole image and not primarily dialogue.

I'm always drawn to stories about characters who are somewhat isolated inside themselves by their inability to communicate in some way. That's what interested me about 'Children of a Lesser God.'

I've gone for long stretches without working. I remember many times peeking into my checkbook to see if any money was left.

I like to look at 'A Place in the Sun' every now and get inspired by it.

Because I had a lot of emotional upheaval in my life, I'm attracted to stories about characters whose lives are full of wounds and secrets. I'm not interested in who's going to ask me to the prom. I never went to a prom.