I Got Put On Jury Duty, Which

I Think Jennifer Lawrence Is That Inside Of Herself. As Long As I've Known Her She's Been Both 10 Years Old And 50 Years Old. And We've Watched Her Grow Up Since She Walked On "silver Linings Playbook" As A 20-year-old And Had Not Been - "hunger Games" Had Not Come Out. And I've Watched Her Have To Take On And Deal With A Great Deal Of Attention And Resources And People.

And That Is Also What The Movie's About, Going Beyond Success, What Is Success 'cause I Think Success Is Misperceived As Just A Cake And It Isn't. There Is Many Things Inside That Success. There's A Maturity And A Heartbreak And Sadness And Broken Glass.

I Was Frustrated Because I Couldn't Get Going, As I Was Trying To Figure Out How To Make Films. I Had Various Jobs, I Taught A Sat Class, I Was A Bartender, I Had A Day Job At An Office And Was Making Short Films.

The Holy Trifecta Of Directing And Filmmaking Is Character Emotion, Camera Movement And Music. When You Hit Those Three, That's Magical. That's What I'm Trying To Do.

I Think Any Spiritual Experience That's Worthwhile Is Not About Ego And It Will Humble You In Some Way. And Also, A Zen Monk Once Said To Me, 'if You're Not Laughing, Then You're Not Getting It.'