But, number one, I think traditional noir doesn't work in contemporary storytelling because we don't live in that world anymore

You've got to remind yourself all the time that you're being measured against the fashions of the day, and if your work truly has any kind of staying power, well, people will be talking about it in 20, 30 years.

The real trouble with film school is that the people teaching are so far out of the industry that they don't give the students an idea of what's happening.

I have swum against the stream all my life. It's not something I feel uncomfortable with. Is it difficult? Is it unpleasant? You bet.

The biggest mistake in student films is that they are usually cast so badly, with friends and people the directors know. Actually you can cover a lot of bad direction with good acting

Everybody doesn't have to have a daughter who's a goodie-two-shoes.

Yeah, I had an idea to make a very scary movie, based on a kind of serial murderer that preys on tourists.