Get into the scene late; get out of the scene early.

I didn't knowingly meet a conservative until, to my shame, I was 60 years old and sat down and said, 'Wow, I don't understand what this guy's talking about, but he has a great civility about him. Perhaps I better investigate this thing.'

Mixed martial arts was invented by Brazilians, whose families had been trained by the Japanese. Those Brazilians came to the U.S., where their invention was bought out, gussied up and presented to the world, which found it good.

Film is a collaborative business: bend over.

IF YOU PRETEND THE CHARACTERS CANT SPEAK, AND WRITE A SILENT MOVIE, YOU WILL BE WRITING GREAT DRAMA.

You know, young actors say all the time, 'Should I use my own life experience?' And my response is, 'What choice do you have?'

When we leave the play saying how spectacular the sets or costumes were, or how interesting the ideas, it means we had a bad time.