You get to become a kid again when you work with kids. They do crazy stuff.
It's tough to work with kids. Kids are animals!
I'm a writer and director, and I like to do that, but for some reason, it's become part of the industry and part of the job to go, 'Alright, let's talk about it!'
I think we give too much importance to artists talking about the art and the film and the books and the plays and the music - it's done; the material is there. But we talk about it because it's part of the game. I'm comfortable with it.
I have two sons, and at 16, they were into Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, and a lot of British rock.
I had written 'Cafe de Flore' with 'Stairway to Heaven' in mind.
I was attached to 'Sharp Objects' before 'Big Little Lies,' actually.
'Sharp Objects' was scary, unknown territory for me. I wouldn't pick this kind of material to direct if you just gave me the book. Amy Adams was the force that drove me in.
I was supposed to do only one or two episodes of 'Big Little Lies,' but I realized I couldn't just step away.
Directing on a 90-day schedule, whether for a TV series or a feature film, it's crazy; it's a marathon.
I love to offer a playlist to the world, almost like being a deejay.
When you hear a solo piano, there's a solitude about just one instrument playing. It can be beautiful; it can be sad.
Rock was my thing. It influences me and moves me, and it's music that gives me ideas or wings to fly and to make films.
Whether it's in America, Quebec, or France, if I can tell a story that takes me out of my comfort zone, then I'm surfing.
I'm Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Adrenaline makes me change.
Filmmaking is so heavy: there are so many people and trucks and teamsters and costume people and hair people and makeup people. I try to make it light and as simple as possible. It's great for actors. It puts the story up front. It's not about shots and dollies and lighting and sets.
You tell me what you listen to, and I'll tell you who you are.
Adam Scott sings like a bird... He's so bad. He's so bad.
I love actors, and I love projects that give them space and room, and I aim for these projects where the characters are that important.
