'American Graffiti' was unpleasant because of the fact that there was no money, no time, and I was compromising myself to death.
Noah was this sort of patron saint in my life. When I finished Pi and I started to think about what was next, I was like, "Wow, it's interesting that no one has done a film of one of the greatest stories ever told. " Even if you're not a Jew, a Muslim, or a Christian, you likely have a flood story in your culture.