Human beings are always going to find interesting ways of making a mess of their lives. It's human nature.

You know, I think I understand what you're like now. You're very beautiful and you think men are only interested in you because you're beautiful. But you want them to be interested in you because you're you. The problem is, aside from all that beauty, you're not very interesting. You're rude, you're hostile, you're sullen, you're withdrawn... oh, I know- you want someone to look past all that at the real person underneath. But the only reason anyone would bother to look past all that is because you're beautful. Ironic, isn't it? In an odd way you're your own problem.

I love women who have a strong sense of themselves because I know I have a pretty good idea of what I want out of life and I like to be around other people who are also pretty secure. It just makes things easier.

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.

As a means of supporting experiential element in film, once I begin to work on a particular movie I consider myself to be the tool of the director.

Through all permutations and youthful poetry, I came to believe that the film actor was the great "literateur" of his time.

I can't hit on women in public any more. I didn't decide this; it just doesn't feel right at my age.