We are too quick to imitate depraved examples.
I believe today that there is no film and no shot in a film that is worth a squirrel getting a sprained ankle.
Ive never seen a more terrifying film than THE BABADOOK. It will scare the hell out of you as it did me.
But the audience is right. They're always, always right. You hear directors complain that the advertising was lousy, the distribution is no good, the date was wrong to open the film. I don't believe that. The audience is never wrong. Never.
All of the films I have made, that I have chosen to make, are all about the thin line between good and evil. And also the thin line that exists in each and every one of us. That's what my films are about.
The only gay people who remain in the closet are those who choose to, who don't want to publicly declare their sexuality, which is true of heterosexual people as well. I don't walk around with a button or a T-shirt that says "I am a heterosexual. " I don't think sexuality defines a person. It's one small part of who you are, in my view. You are many things, and I never felt that people were defined by their sexuality solely. Although God knows, as a minority, gay people have taken serious lumps for their sexual preferences. As has every minority.
I believe it's true that there's good and evil in everyone and it's a constant struggle to have your better angels prevail.
On the surface, humans appear to hate conflict, but in reality, they seek it.
If you need somebody you can trust, trust yourself
It takes around 30 minutes for your body to realize you're full, so if you're hungry when you sit down to eat, and you eat as quickly as most Americans do, you're just going to keep throwing down food before that feeling kicks in.
It's important for me to show my children the richness of life and be a role model. I find that my organizational and management skills are tested more at home than at work!