I did a dance sequence in my second short film, which was my best short film, called 'Hairway to the Stars,' and I think Chris Wink, the founder of Blue Man Group, was in that. It's a black-and-white dance sequence. We were Glorious Food waiters together.

I think if religion closes discussion or exchange of ideas or curiosity about other views, it's not true to its core.

What we assert, very often can become our reality. To some degree, everybody can try to shape and control their fate. Everybody picks an identity.

Gay marriage is a complete red herring to distract everyone from the economy and the war and health care and education.

Bush was in a shithole on September 10th. 9/11 was the best thing that ever happened to him.

I think sometimes you have to handle things delicately at work or at home. You know, you can find yourself in situations that are like opening a closet filled with bowling balls that are going to fall out of it, but if you handle things graciously, then that's not going to happen.

The great lesson about filmmaking is never take "no" for an answer, especially if you have a lot of passion and inspiration to do something.