My films are about ideals that clash with the world. Every time it`s a man in the lead, they have forgotten about the ideals. And everytime it`s a woman in the lead, they take the ideals all the way.
American studios give money to directors to educate them away from their creative fingerprint, even if that`s the reason they wanted them in the first place. I`ve avoided that fate by making movies here. You have to fight the urge to do a big action movie...