Casting Is A Long Process For Me.

I've Always Had This Idea That I Wanted Movies To Make People Better Not Worse.

I'd Prefer Not To Act In The Film I'm Directing. I Think, Though, As An Actor, You Do Learn How To Turn Things On And Off Quickly And Kind Of Compartmentalize. You Learn To Accommodate The Camera And The Other Actors, To Notice Where The Boom Is And Where You Mark Is, And Be Able To Repeat Something A Few Times.

As An Actor, I'm Attracted To Drama; As A Director, It's Humor - Because It's The Story Of My Life, And I Can't Be That Serious About It. Being Alone Is A Big Theme In All My Movies, Both As A Director And As An Actress.

Being An Artist Is A Way Of Saying, I Am Here, And This Is What I Stand For.

I Think Anna And The King Is A Look At Asia From The Asian Perspective, Reflecting The Asian Experience, Which Is Very Rare.