The Term 'genre' Eventually Becomes Pejorative Because

I Want To Be Surprised And Entertained By A Movie, So That's What We're Trying To Do For The Audience. Obviously, We Also Have To Sell The Film.

I'm A Very Fortunate Person. I Get To Choose The Movies That I Want To Do. I Have A Lot Of Friends In This Industry That Don't Get To Do That. I Grew Up In L.a. A Lot Of My Friends Are Actors So I Realize Every Day How Lucky I Am To Have This Opportunity, So While I'm Here, I'm Going To Try To Do Exactly What I Want.

Films Are Subjective - What You Like, What You Don't Like. But The Thing For Me That Is Absolutely Unifying Is The Idea That Every Time I Go To The Cinema And Pay My Money And Sit Down And Watch A Film Go Up On-screen, I Want To Feel That The People Who Made That Film Think It's The Best Movie In The World, That They Poured Everything Into It And They Really Love It. Whether Or Not I Agree With What They've Done, I Want That Effort There - I Want That Sincerity. And When You Don't Feel It, That's The Only Time I Feel Like I'm Wasting My Time At The Movies.

I'm Taking A Bit Of A Wait-and-see Attitude Towards 3d.

I Don't Ever Like To Feel Myself In The Position To Demand Of An Actor That They Trust I'm Going To Do Something Worthwhile. I Feel A Responsibility To Articulate What It Is I'm Going To Do. Whether That's Showing Them A Full Script Or Sitting Down With Them And Describing My Ideas In Detail. It's A Very Healthy Burden On Me As A Film Director To Be Able To Articulate What I Want To Do, To Inspire Actors, Rather Than Just Saying, Take It On Trust I'll Be Able To Do Something Worthwhile.