There's no independent satisfaction without the success of the film itself. The feel that you have done the best you can to support the film.

I was completely unprepared for the public spectacle my private life became, and didn't like it a bit.

[In relationships with a directors] I want to be able to give and take, and I can't name what it is: respect, energy, investment in the task, focus, humor, intelligence, but I always feel responsible for taking the money.

I've always been somewhere down from the top, so I've never had to suffer being knocked off the top.

I think it turned out to be a pretty good movie [42]. I wouldn't lie to you.

Why do I ask for directions? Because I hate wasting time.

The focus and the concentration and the attention to detail that flying takes is a kind of meditation. I find it restful and engaging, and other things slip away.