I'm a pretty quiet guy, but if people want to think of me as a lady killer, I guess that's good.

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

Give Bush 10 minutes before you hammer him. I think he's going to surprise people. He sounds simple and uncomplicated, but maybe that's what we need now. He's not as stupid as everyone thinks. I like the guy.

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.

The only reason people lock their car doors when Obama walks by is they are afraid he'll tax them to death...

I think the great power of Bette Davis was she always knew who she was. She had an obligation to herself and her audience. When you think of what she was compelled to do, the power she put on the screen, the fact that she took upon herself a much greater task.

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.