You dont know someone until you know what they want.

So much of making movies is about discovery on the day, what you're figuring out. If you know everything going in, then it's not worth doing - it's already done. I'm interested in finding people who I think have a voice - and a very specific voice.

You are not the car you drive.

We in America have some grand ideals - and some very strong ideals - but a lot of times, those ideals are used for marketing.

One of the greatest, smartest things I ever did was give my kids Angie as their mom. She is such a great mom. Oh, man, I'm so happy to have her.

It may be a brief interruption - just a few seconds - but what if someone sitting near you is trying to make a decent bootleg? Did you ever think of that? Now all those street-corner copies are permanently defiled by your so-called 'emergency.' Don't be so damn selfish.

Once you hit 40, you start reexamining the math of it all. I'll trade wisdom for youth any day.