If you don't risk doing something foolish, you'll never do anything special.

I'd be lying if I said I had confidence in every choice I've made, that I have faith in every film I do on every shot.

I was being taken around by a press agent at the Venice Film Festival at age 18. Was it fun? Sure. But it was a dangerous path to be walking on as far as having a substantive life. Because the casualty rate at the Venice Film Festival for 18-year-olds? High.

I'm horrified to admit that I just love Salinger. I was devastated to find out that other people feel the same way.

Good genre movies are a little bit like trying to write a haiku. There are certain things that you have to do to fulfill the audience's expectations, but inside that, you have complete freedom to talk about whatever you want. Who wants to see a movie about gun violence in America and class? But, if you set it in this terrifying, fun, roller coaster ride of a movie, you can talk about whatever you want. That's been the game that genre movies play, when they do it well.

My process differs... my process for a Richard Linklater film is very different than a process for Training Day.

We all have this fantasy of finding our one true love who's going to be the perfect fit. It's just not a reality.