When I was younger, I wasn't concentrating on good days. I was managing a career and trying to have a good year. It would always 'lead' to something, which never leads to anything except death, where everything leads to. And then as I got older, and then I had my kids and everything, I began to appreciate a great Wednesday.

I don't want to get close to people who have secrets that I don't know about.

Nobody will leave any place unless they're forced out. That's the nature of humans. Once you're there, you're there. I've never seen anybody get up voluntarily and leave any place.

Regrets are stupid; they don't mean anything and they don't add up to anything.

I'm not a big fan of the post-Armageddon stories, where Denzel Washington is walking around in a torn coat.

You know, I became a director out of necessity. I was writing comedies, and I couldn't find anybody to deliver it correctly.

I got so good at writing to a budget, my brain was restricting myself. I'd write, "It's a stormy night." Then I'd cross out stormy. I'd write: "It's a calm night." Then I'd cross out night. It's noon. Because you know how much night costs. You know how much rain costs. Nothing comes free in movies.