I was raised a Catholic and when you're raised a Catholic they don't teach you to think for yourself. You're taught not to think too deeply about things.

That's the thing about making a movie: You never finish editing. They just take it away from you.

I don't know what DVD commentaries are about. I'd like to strangle the person who came up with that concept.

I grew up in the Bronx. I'm into rap music.

There's a difference between the world ending tomorrow and just drinking and drugging yourself to death.

It's always a problem when you're working with people you don't really know. Most filmmaking is about shaking hands and just starting. You know, these month - or two-month-long endeavors that millions of dollars are based on, and the people doing them don't even know each other, or know each other under pressure, or know each other when things are really... Which filmmaking is completely done under in many circumstances. You're under constant crisis, making a movie.

Most filmmaking is about shaking hands and just starting.