Children teach you that you can still be humbled by life, that you learn something new all the time. That's the secret to life, really: never stop learning. It's the secret to career. I'm still working because I learn something new all the time. It's the secret to relationships. Never think you've got it all.

Once a man has some money, peace begins to sound good to him.

If you want a guarantee, buy a toaster.

You definitely do not do films for that particular reason. You do them for yourself, for your satisfaction of creating this thing with characters and watching these characters take on real life - that's all you care about.

Directing is more like you're being a psychologist and you're kind of analyzing the situation and evaluating each person for their idiosyncrasies.

The best part of aging in this business is losing that obsession about work and being able to spend a little more time with family.

Nobody looks like they did when they were 20, so why not take advantage of the fact that you're changing, emotionally as well as physically?