A good filmmaker is someone who can look at a piece and go, "This camera's really going to be a character. I want people to feel like they're being punched."

When you start out as a filmmaker, you do parodies, because you can't really compete on a studio level.

I hate tests. It's a really lousy way to judge a person's ability.

It's become very popular in contemporary films to have the twist ending.

I've always loved movies about con men. I think con men are as American as apple pie.

In the old days the studios guided your career. Now it's all up to you.

You don't really get to pick and chose what you would like to be doing. But I've been very fortunate, and I think water seeks its own level. You do gravitate towards things that you would get off on.