If I had to give a definition of capitalism I would say: the process whereby American girls turn into American women.

It's great to get out of the study and work with real living and breathing people.

You know very well that unless you're a scientist, it's much more important for a theory to be shapely, than for it to be true.

I like L.A., but I think whats changed is that the kinds of films I do, the mid-range dramatic film, has become an endangered species.

There was a moment in the early '80s when I wanted to work on films and wanted to live in L.A.

I have always thought of sophistication as rather a feeble substitute for decadence.

It's possible to disagree with someone about the ethics of non-violence without wanting to kick his face in.