I don't think the goal is, 'How big a star did you ever become?' I think the goal is, 'Were you able to express yourself?'

I come from the place where I am thinking 'I have put my blood on the pages.'

I was in Kashmir last weekend. Went to visit one of my sweaters.

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

I don't know that I can define fear. But one of the sources of fear is holding up some sort of model life that doesn't exist and feeling like you're far away from it.

How many people didn't get a part who would have been better than the person who got the part? Thousands.

Art and resistance are great together. That's what art's made for. Look at Vincent van Gogh: He didn't cut off his ear because he was selling well.