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.

I hardly said a word to my wife until I said 'yes' to divorce.

I've always been able to survive by writing, though.

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

I find that screenwriting is at best kind of a hackwork in some ways.

Most artists think they're frauds anyway.

You know, I find it very strange when movies that I made that were just excoriated - I mean that I was just vilified for - are now looked at as classics.