I don't care about stories. I never did. Every story is the same. We
have no new stories. We're just repeating the same ones.
I really don't think, when you do a movie that you have to think about
the story. The film isn't the story. It's mostly picture, sound, a lot
of emotions. The stories are just covering something.
With
Damnation, for example, if you're a Hollywood studio
professional, you could tell this story in 20 minutes. It's simple.
Why did I take so long? Because I didn't want to show you the story. I
wanted to show this man's life.
...every filmmaker has a different language, a different culture, a
different background, a different history, a different budget. You
cannot compare these things.