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

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.

If I'm going to act in someone's movie, I want the movie to be interesting and be able to get a couple of solid doubles.

I cast unusual people in my movies.

In my screenplays - from the very beginning I've always used tape. I talk my screenplays. And then have somebody transcribe them.

One of the things I like about a character: I always think it's fascinating when a character can turn on a dime and go from one emotion to another. I like watching that.

I'm a big consumer of news and I have my six newspaper sites booked. And what I like bout Twitter is it's almost, it allows me to make a comment about something that's just on my mind.