It's an enormous wall that's built between you and your dreams. And if every day, you just chip away... It may take ten years, but eventually you just might see some light.

You make a movie for 9k for the freedom it allows you.

Trust your actors. That's why I work with the same actors time and time again. I encourage them to change the dialogue to achieve one thing: keep the characters honest.

I suffer from Irish-Catholic guilt. Guilt is a good reality check. It keeps that ‘do what makes you happy’ thing in check.

I'd been offered TV series over the years and never had any interest in doing television. I'm not a TV guy.

Woody Allen would go for seven years without a movie and then make one that makes no money.

Brothers McMullen' would not be picked up for theatrical distribution now.