It turns out that it's easier to do politics in a movie. People really don't want it in their TV.

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.

If I'm not in love with the script, there's nothing. It doesn't matter what you give me. It has to start with the script.

When I was shooting 'The Bourne Identity,' I had a mantra: 'How come you never see James Bond pay a phone bill?' It sounds trite, but it became the foundation of that franchise.

It's much easier to do a fight sequence between two people, if one of the two people in the fight is a stunt person, or you're going to risk somebody getting hurt.

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.

I'm a character-driven director, and I tend to fall in love with the characters in my movies and TV shows.