The worst kind of lying I've ever done is keeping things from people.

You've got major artists releasing albums on their own and eschewing the major system. I think that breeds excitement and creativity.

There's a real purity in New Zealand that doesn't exist in the states. It's actually not an easy thing to find in our world anymore. It's a unique place because it is so far away from the rest of the world. There is a sense of isolation and also being protected.

I actually got a crush on Anne Heche when I worked with her on Huckleberry Finn. It didn't work out.

If you cut off your arm instead of going 'spurt, spurt, spurt' wouldn't it, like, go nuts? Or would it go with the beat of your heart?

So much time is wasted on trying to be better than others.

[Sundance] still feels significant. I don't think you can help but come here and not feel that sense of history and its significance in influencing film. And I think it still does. Some of that is based on history, but it's also based on really incredible programmers who are showcasing such an incredible variety of cinema.