I don't want to move over to Beverly Hills. My goal is to make the movies I want to make and support the people I want to support. That's it.

People tend to think that big things only happen to big people ... I think that is not true. The small decisions we make every day define who we are and define the world around us. ... But I bet to you there is a decision every day in your life where you affect somebody else.

...to all the monsters in my nursery: May you never leave me alone.

You give yourself to the world for people to either praise or destroy.

I think when you get all the money and all the freedom, rarely do you get a good movie out of it or a movie that you're proud of.

The saddest journey in the world is the one that follows a precise itinerary. Then you're not a traveler. You're a f@@king tourist.

Your heart is uncomplicated. It knows what it knows and acts accordingly. Greater wisdom is hard to find.