” There’s this thing in Hollywood about the sympathetic character and likability. I’ve never understood that because the people I love most in my life are not likable all the time. My wife is not always likable. I’m certainly not always likable. My dad is not always likable. We’re human beings. “
” There’s something so glorious in giving control to the world. I think that’s what I’m trying to do in my films – control the world but also let it be chaotic, let there be life. “
” It’s like you take these great actors and put them in an aquarium of life and just watch them swim. That’s what makes editing tough because you get all these beautiful, unplanned moments. “
” I don’t have a life, really. I take my kids to school, and I go home, and I write. Then I go pick my kids up, make them dinner, put them to bed, and write some more. “
” When people think of biblical movies, they imagine sweeping epics like ‘The Ten Commandments.’ But ‘The Gospel According to St. Matthew’ is essentially a documentary about Jesus. It made me aware of how real life and personal experience can create more breathtaking, sensitive cinema than more sophisticated techniques. “
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