I guess I've played a lot of victims, but that's what a lot of the history of women is about.

My definition of a friend is somebody who adores you even though they know the things you're most ashamed of.

Acting just happens to be my skill, but I think I would probably be just as happy being a technician or entering into the film business in some other way.

I didn't have any ambition to produce big mainstream popcorn movies.

There are lots of futurists that spend their whole life trying to figure out who we're going to be in 40, 50, 60, 100 years. That's the great thing about science fiction.

I am the luckiest filmmaker I know.

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