I collect spores, molds, and fungus.

I have no trouble selling out—I’m a benevolent hack, in a certain way—but I want to pander for something I believe in.

It's a great luxury for me to be able to write on the films that I direct, and kind of a nice thing to be able to write enough to get credit, which is difficult for a director.

You can't love somebody into a state of mental health.

Ive never been a big believer in ghosts or the spirit world, and for me, that was part of the point of the movie, ... What the Ghostbusters represented was the triumph of human courage and human ingenuity. People create their own monsters. Our fears come from within us, not outside.

I realized that my righteous indignation was a form of entertainment for me. I loved getting pissed off at injustice. I didn't do anything about it, I just liked the feeling of being pissed off.

Once you're alienated, you're on your own. That takes you to the world of the existential, where things just kind of float.