I'm the barbarian of Hollywood.

Egotism is not a good quality. It's not something to be admired or even tolerated. It wouldn't be tolerated in a field commander and it shouldn't be tolerated in a movie director.

The people that really pass judgment on you really have nothing to do with what you do, usually.

I may not be the strongest guy or the most well armed, but you can put me in a room with a pencil and a piece of paper and I can kill anybody.

The filmmakers always have a great level of control.

Writing requires a great deal of skill, just like painting does. People don't want to learn those skills.

Films are always pretentious. There's nothing more pretentious than a filmmaker.