People think you have to be tortured or miserable to write, but I'm finding that I get inspired a lot more these days before I'm happy.

Directing is a big responsibility to take on. I think I'm only good at doing things I know very well. I don't direct movies because I get offered the new vampire movie or science fiction movie. I don't get offered those, anyway, but if I did, I would just tell 'em, "Look, I'm the wrong guy." I only do things about people and situations, and I do the ones that I think I'm the best guy for the job on, which is usually something I generate myself.

When people wear shoes that don't fit them, it says something about their soul. Generally, I think it means they are good people.

They were on the set of Bad Santa, but I tried to keep the headphones away from them. My kids have seen Sling Blade, Armageddon, Bandits and Friday Night Lights. They have not seen Monster's Ball and nor will they ever. Even when they are 60. I will leave it in my will.

It's not that I don't understand it. But people think if you speak with an English accent it somehow makes you smarter.

When you weigh 135 pounds and you're telling people who are 6'4" and 250 pounds to get out of your way, how do you do that? Well, a lot of that is in the eyes.

We didn't have a movie theatre until I was about nine, so I just didn't see them. But, once I got into movies I loved them.