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I think that all the powerful religions are pretty much the same. People like to pretend they are very different, but they are not. They are really about believing in something bigger than yourself, something that's unseen, and about having some faith. ”

We explored cults in 'Sound of My Voice.' I think cults have an underlying spiritual quality. ”

Faith requires a leap; otherwise, it just becomes science. ”

The California tract houses are like the mundane meeting the mystical. Sometimes if you're driving at twilight, and you see those houses, and they're starting to light up, there's something so beautiful, so ethereal about the fact that they're all pretty similar, set against this desert landscape and the light just hitting them a certain way. ”

The beauty of 'The OA' or 'Stranger Things' is that they are both made by Netflix for Netflix. And so there was a freedom all of a sudden that matched our intention. ”

I don't think we set out to make 'The East' in order to necessarily change people's hearts; I don't know how much movies actually change people's hearts. We wanted to make something that was thrilling and got you to thinking. ”

Any director who's willing to be brave not only in terms of subject matter but also in terms of being emotional and moving you is what inspires me. ”

It's funny how quickly human beings adapt. ”

I think if there's anything 2016 has taught me, it's that we have a real hard time with women in our society; we have a hard time with the feminine. ”

The first time I ever tried edamame, I thought it was gross. I didn't understand the hairy skin. It didn't taste good to me. Now I scarf down a bowl of edamame when I sit down at a restaurant, and I don't think twice about it. ”