You always want to quit while you are ahead. You don't want to be like a fighter who stays too long in the ring until you're not performing at your best.

We were dealing with films that had very prominent roles for women and I felt I was actually contributing something. Many people had wondered why I would want to do a film where the best part was a woman's part. But I wasn't afraid to be the lesser intelligence in a film.

Conflict is the basis of drama. I guess that goes back as long as time has existed as far as mankind is concerned, dating back to the Greek tragedies or the Old Testament. And violence is a form of conflict, so whether that's catharsis or whether that has some socially damaging effect on audiences - I suppose that would just depend.

You change as the years go by. The more knowledge you get, the more things change in your life and circumstances change.

Kids piercing themselves, piercing their tongues, what kind of masochism is that? Is it to show you can just take it?

Everybody puts importance in money on a film set.

A good man always knows his limitations.