Mostly I do films that mainstream Hollywood wouldn't touch.

Violence doesn't seem to bother people anymore - they're inured to it. And I think it has a lot to do with the violence in movies and video games - it doesn't bother people as much. I'm not so sure it evokes a reaction anymore.

I made three movies in 1995 and I was unhappy with all of them: Sleepers, Incognito, and Speed 2.

It's interesting to help someone find their vocabulary. There would not have been a De Niro without a Scorsese.

When actors talk about research, they're just patting themselves on the back.

I never turned down a movie because they wouldn't give me enough money.

When you look at some of the most respected actors there are and the crap that they're in... it didn't used to be that way.