Cruelty might be very human, and it might be very cultural, but it's not acceptable.

Going back and forth between the press and something like The Crucible must be really crazy and intense.

There is no doubt that each of us is born an individual. Why is it then that so many of us die carbon copies?

I wish people could get over the hang-up of subtitles, although at the same time, you know, that's kind of why I'm kind of pro dubbing.

The movies I made when I was 14 or 15, I have a hard time looking at those. Those were the awkward years. I don't know if anybody can look at something they did when they were 14 and not wince.

I feel at various times in my life that I've been at a point where I had to choose between a death sentence and a life sentence. And I want to live. What do I do to live? What do I do to be vital? And the answer is always creativity.

I think an artist's responsibility is more complex than people realize.