I don't really know how to relate to a long-term day-in day-out kind of comfortable relationship.

I think that directing is the ultimate martyred task of filmmaking, that it has nobility to it. It takes three years to make a film, for the most part. I think it requires the attentiveness of a mother hen.

My parents treated my like I had a brain - which, in turn, caused me to have one.

A grandparent will tell you, "Have fun!" and a parent will tell you, "Be safe, do a good job, make me proud." You know what I mean? I try to grandparent myself now, because it's important to have fun, it's important to impart the fun in things to other people.

You can only be a virgin once. There can only be one first time.

If people knew what made hits they'd make more of them, so to have the illusion of control over one's career isn't something I can even pretend to have.

I think the secret to happiness is having a Teflon soul. Whatever comes your way, you either let it slide or you cook with it.