Just because you're perfectionist doesn't mean you're perfect.

The blues and jazz will live forever... So will the Delta and the Big Easy.

Comedy is much harder, it's a lot more exacting. You can't just be real and you can't just use the same kind of techniques you use to fill up a regular scene.

I just like art. I get pure pleasure from it. I have a lot of wonderful paintings, and every time I look at them I see something different.

We are going as fast as we can as soon as we can. We're in a race against time, until we run out of money.

Charlize Theron and Cate Blanchett are very good actresses.

Frankly, I got into the movies because I like the movies a lot.