My grandmother used to say, "Sometimes the loudest person in the room doesn't know what they're talking about." Or isn't secure enough in his or her own views to be able to listen to others.

I was excited that my films would finally see the light of day and people would see them. But I never imagined that such nice things would be said about a lot of my films.

Someone doesn't think immediately, "I want to be a lobbyist."

I don't really drink, and I've never been to a rave. I used to cut school to read Shakespeare, not to make out in the park.

I love being around great actors and film-makers, and I try to hide the fact that I'm in awe of them.

It's okay to be ambitious, it's okay to be over-prepared.

Okay, I'm going to let you in on a little secret: I'm a very superstitious person. I'm walking onto the plane as we speak. I'm putting my hands on the outside of the plane and my feet are on the lip of the plane. I have to do it every time before I fly.