It's always a unique challenge when you're working with somebody where English is their second language.

The kindest compliments I have ever heard are when cops tell me Training Day and Assault on Precinct 13 inspired them to become cops. The funniest compliments I have ever heard are when people tell me that 'I love your band Sugar Ray.

When I woke up I was naked. I have this one oddball idiosyncrasy: Sometimes in my sleep I take off all my clothes.

The older I get, the more I realize how rare it is to meet a kindred spirit.

I think having nature be a part of people's lives helps all of us see ourselves as part of something larger.

Friends can hurt you, but the possibility of pain with lovers is so much greater because your expectations are so high. You don't ask as much of your friends.

Set designers, costume designers, actors, writers, music, that's what is beautiful.