In a way, I think that the movie Fight Club [1999] did a weird, negative thing to boxing, culturally. I mean, it is sort of similar to what has happened to the novel. For however many good novels are written, the novel itself has completely lost its place.

Much as I like getting awards in Oldenburg, Germany and Torino, it's nice to get one in America.

The past is history, the future's a mystery.

You will never convince anyone to do anything unless you believe it should be done.

To have six billion people on Earth, two billion of whom are carrying around a warped view of you? That has to register.

What am I hanging around for? But I'm hanging around because it's still fun.

Most of my movies get about a third raves, a third vicious attacks, and a third in-between.