The whole world has gone back to something we are genetically engineered to do - communicating through symbols.

The press is like a big bass, you just stick a hook in their mouth and they'll take it.

Whatever it took to get elected president of the United States, I don't think being a complete and utter moron is one of those predicates.

The lifeblood of my career has been independent film.

My second ex-wife was really kind of like a ship passing in the night. Only she turned out to be the Exxon Valdez.

Filmmaking, like sex, isn't a polite enterprise. It involves a lot of mess and the bottom line is, if somebody ain't screaming, you're not doing your job.

I was able to lean on people for favors and things to help out because their budget was so low. It was half of what John Travolta's perk package is on a film. Our whole budget was half of what his staff makes on a film.