The trappings of a religious cult tend to fall into candlelit ceremonies and robes and group chanting and singing and prayer.

I remember being at school during morning meeting and looking around at everybody, 350 kids, saying a prayer. We're all very young and no one knows what it means, and I remember feeling strange that people were just repeating words that they didn't understand. I refused to participate. For some reason I always rejected it, but respectfully.

Filmmaking is a real craft.

I was really into writing short fiction and also photography when I was a kid.

When I was a little kid, I loved horror films. I always liked being scared.

I'm interested in adapting books and all sorts of things.

Sports teams, people who follow sports teams, religion, churches, work - any company, I find that people just generally have a need to belong to something larger than themselves.

When I was a kid, I was afraid of large group of conforming people.

You know, when you're isolated on set for like a month, people like to get rowdy.

I always try to keep the confidence of the actors, and try my best to make them feel comfortable or confident.

I'm a believer in film school.

I wasn't good enough to be a professional soccer player obviously but that was my first goal in life.

Well, first of all, making films is a collaborative process. You need people. You need people you trust and love and who are your friends. People you can work with.

When I hire actors I believe in their abilities.