People have said that I said I hate television. I never did say that. What I said was that I hated a lot of stuff that was on television. It's nothing about the medium itself.

But cheer up - we could be selling tobacco. It's not like software kills people if used as intended

The thing about movies now is in a way what it always was: The screen is huge and now the sound systems are too. And you never get that with TV. Even with a home system, it's never the same.

When I was doing 'The Sopranos,' I liked putting music together with the film; that was my favorite part of it.

Television is a prisoner of dialogue and steady-cam. People walk down a hall, and the camera follows them around a corner.

I have a huge editor in my head who's always making me miserable. But sometimes, I try to let my unconscious act out.

Cancer don't respect nothing.