No matter who the character is and how big their role, that each person in the story is a human being and deserves respect. Even if they're in the story for ten seconds, I didn't want you to just see them as this entity passing through that's serving all of the other people.

I've had some great times with actresses, but that's in a movie.

Very often on films, even without a producer credit, I'll be involved, very early on. I want to be there as the thing is taking shape.

I watch a film and the most important thing to me is what I think of the movie.

Sometimes you find your destiny on the road you took to avoid it.

The financial implode is bound to be reflected in the movies that are being made, there's no question.

Something I don't like seeing in other people is naked ambition, when somebody is really pushing hard to get to where they want to be. That's the way I look at that word - like you must be stepping on someone to get there. And I've never been comfortable with that.