Just because a lot of people know something nominal doesn't make it important. A lot of people know what a pencil sharpener is, but that doesn't make it the most important invention of the 20th century.

I love being a father, it's wonderful. It's changed my life. All the clichés are true.

No matter what you're doing, if you're trying to make a movie, you need to be working with people that are really good and who make you better.

All I do, really, is go to work and try to be professional, be on time and be prepared.

I knew I had to get out of Boston and stop making movies there, at least for one movie, otherwise no one would ever consider me for a movie that took place south of Providence.

Everyone has a different approach, but I like to shoot a lot of film anyway.

Persia is very different from the Arab Middle East in terms of architecture and language. Even though we think of them as one big Middle Eastern area, in truth, Persia's quite distinct.