I don't know if this is a true statistic, but I heard somewhere that there are three times as many single women over forty as single men. That's what we got from the women's movement. The chickens have come home to roost.

I'll tell you one thing: Don't ever give anybody your best advice, because they're not going to follow it.

I'm a New Wave baby, so I got very stimulated by foreign film.

There's only two people in your life you should lie to... the police and your girlfriend.

In the real world there's an after-effect of disappointment if you lose an argument. But if, to begin with, you're set up not to have this particular autonomy, then you're not disappointed.

I thought of myself as part of the general filmmaking effort. And as my scope broadened, I began to think about directing. I wanted to be the guy who got to say whether the dress is red or blue.

Staying together is a challenge. We all have to accept qualities in other people that aren't always exactly what we want or need.