I've been directing for 25 years almost, and I've only directed nine films in that time because I like to be careful.

I've always had that overweening desire to be liked by the audience.

My characters aren't losers. They're rebels. They win by their refusal to play by everyone else's rules.

Stand-up is every man for himself; you learn from hanging out at these clubs and watching other guys, and then trying not to be like them.

Life doesn't care about your vision. You just gotta roll with it.

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.

Parents tell us things to protect us, or they educate us from their own misinformation or misconceptions.