I'm twice as funny, I'm twice as smart, I'm twice as whatever when I'm around other people that challenge me.

I think in the future we might see things arrive the way Prince announces a concert where a few days before the show he announces it and tickets just go up. You might see that with movies and other things.

I'm still craving approval from my parents. It took a lot of success for me to realize it was never coming. It's just not in their nature.

Loneliness is, I think, people's biggest fear, whether they are conscious of it or not.

That's what great art does - it inspires other artists to do great art, and that's what it should do.

I'm a family man, I have kids, and I go to the movies. And I'm just going to make the kind of movie I want to see.

A strong theme is always running through a well-told story.