If my work was good enough, I would never have to do publicity.

When I was a kid I ate sports books up, like "Winners Never Quit" by Phil Pepe. That was like my bible.

I'm half Jewish, half Scottish. It's hard for me to buy anything.

If you have Darwin, Christ and Nietzsche, they're all going to talk at once. You need somebody who listens.

In the general sense, there's a journey to be had. You either start at the top or the bottom for a journey to happen. Our movie has to start at the top and work it's way down. Or start at the bottom and work it's way up.

I kind of dread any kind of critical response, just because it's always painful in some way. Even if it's 80 percent good, it's the 20 percent that's bad that you remember - and that's a higher number than I usually get, 80 percent would be amazing.

Sometimes when I'm swimming, I think that maybe someday I'll put my red Speedo up for auction. Or maybe I'll donate it to the Smithsonian. They can stuff it with two plums and a gherkin and put it on display.