The camera photographs what's there.

The most difficult thing about being well known? Getting out of a hotel room at 4am.

There's a tacit agreement today that the white male is the only legitimate target for any and all satire, criticism, and so forth. And we pretty much just accept it.

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.

If I were an Arab-American, I would insist on being profiled. This is not the time for civil rights. There are larger issues for Americans.

No issue is more compelling than the air we breathe, be it hot or cold, be it hawk or human.

If you think you’re attractive, you’re always attractive.