Life is beautiful because it doesn't last.

I'm really into rocks. I have a really serious rock collection. Rocks and feathers and shells and strange found things in nature. I have a lot of those kinds of collections.

When you come out to L.A. to make movies or to do this kind of work, everybody is coming out on their own and you leave your tribe behind. Then, it's a question of, that was your tribe by blood, and now, what is the tribe that you're making by choice or by what you think is important? I think we were having that experience, so somehow the cult world seemed really compelling.

Nothing seemed as scary as waking up at 40 and realizing that I had not lived a very courageous life.

Life is beautiful because it doesn't last.

A whole film is just about arriving at a moment where you hopefully transfer some feeling to the audience.

The more time you invest in something, potentially, the deeper the emotional impact of the climax. It's true of relationships, too.