Everybody has their own America, and then they have pieces of a fantasy America that they think is out there but they can't see. So the fantasy corners of America seem so atmospheric because you 've pieced them together from scenes in movies and music and lines from books.

I broke something and realized I should break something once a week to remind me how fragile life is.

I just happen to like ordinary things. When I paint them, I don't try to make them extraordinary. I just try to paint them ordinary-ordina ry.

Everybody has their own America, and then they have pieces of a fantasy America that they think is out there but they can't see.

I'd rather do new stuff. The old stuff is better to talk about than to see. It always sounds better than it really is.

If there's ever a problem, I film it and it's no longer a problem. It's a film.

The Palace is a good theater, you can see from everywhere.