I had always been a reader and a skeptic, so when I was old enough to break away from organized religion, it just came naturally.

I'm not opposed to nude scenes, if they're appropriate. I'm not against them morally. But I personally no longer find movie nudity to be worth my while.

There is a common, puritanical way that we look at things where, if it involves sexuality, somehow the women must be compromised. It's just chauvinistic to deny women their sexuality. It's about empowering. It comes down to choices. If the choices are available and they're making that choice, they're not being exploited.

For the most part I pick movies based on the merit of the script, and the merit of the script only.

Trying to film a movie on a diet is hard enough, I can't imagine how it would be on drugs.

It's rare to have even half-meaningful conversations in the film industry.

My very best friend died in a car accident when I was 16 years old. That was the hardest blow emotionally that I have ever had to endure. Suddenly, you realize tomorrow might not come. Now I live by the motto, 'Today is what I have.'