It's hard to get lost if you don't know where you're going.

I didn't get my degree at NYU; I got it later, they gave me an honourary one.

I like to rehearse with the actors scenes that are not in the script and will not be in the film because what we're really doing is trying to establish their character, and good acting to me is about reacting.

I always think the Sex Pistols and the Ramones as very, very important because they stripped things down.

I'm not interested in stories. Stories are interesting but I don't think my head works that way. I remember at age 10 I dreamt of making animated cartoons as loops, something you could just project on your wall and look at from time to time. Kind of, something to stare at, something that's always there.

I'm completely intuitive and I don't like to analyze things.

Select only things to steal that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic. Authenticity is invaluable; originality is nonexistent