The internet in hotels should be free - and I really resent it when they charge you five dollars for a bottle of water beside your bed.

I've been blessed with enough wealth that I can make a film myself up to a certain budget. So one way I thought I would reinvent myself was just to make these very small, personal films that I've financed myself.

One of the most important tools that a filmmaker has are his/her notes.

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

I had a heartbreaking experience when I was 9. I always wanted to be a guard. The most wonderful girl in the world was a guard. When I got polio and then went back to school, they made me a guard. A teacher took away my guard button.

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.

The things you get fired for when you’re young are the same things that you get lifetime achievement awards for when you’re old.