Of all the human evils, of which we have thousands of years of record and our own contemporary experiences, the most horrible evil of all is hypocrisy. It's this idea that there are those who do bad and there are those who do good, when, in fact, even the people who supposedly do good are saying they do good to mask the fact that they do evil.

The professional world was much more unpleasant than I thought. I was always wishing I could get back that enthusiasm I had when I was doing shows at college.

Listen, if there's one sure-fire rule that I have learned in this business, it's that I don't know anything about human nature.

If you're not allowed to experiment anymore for fear of being considered self-indulgent or pretentious or what have you, then everyone's going to just stick to the rules - there's not going to be any additional ideas.

Some critics are stimulating in that they make you realise how you could do better, and those are valued.

I think a sequel is a waste of money and time. I think movies should illuminate new stories.

I have more of a vivid imagination than I have talent. I cook up ideas. It's just a characteristic.