If you do something that's really original, you discover why everybody else does it the other way, usually. There's a reason cliches exist, 'cause they work.

I think when the United States of America put a man on the moon in 1969, that was one of the greatest accomplishments mankind has ever done.

I probably shouldn't treat interviews as therapy sessions, but I don't keep a diary, so these end up being my way of keeping track of where I'm at and letting it all out.

When you can come across a piece of material that's totally original and fun and completely satisfying, you jump on it.

It's almost a work-shopping process to create the characters with the actors.

That's why 'The Bourne Identity' has that sort of shaky style, because for the most part, Matt Damon and I were sneaking around Paris and shooting where we didn't have permits.

In the real world, if you're in a car chase, you're going to hit a million things and your car is going to end up a total wreck by the end.