I've done so many interviews that I've gotten past the ego and the personality. I used to feel that there might be something missing, but a few years ago I realized that I was so causative over how the interview went that I was no longer concerned over the effects of the interview.

At fifty you realize that you are no longer a kid. I ignored forty. It was like I was almost at middle age. Maybe it's the baby boomer thing. But undeniably, I am a man. I have to accept [mortality].

Good writing is good writing, but that doesn't mean you can't orchestrate it or tweak it.

I have to believe there's some other life force out there. I don't know in what form. But we can't have all these galaxies and universes without something going on.

If I'm androgynous, I'd say I lean toward macho-androgynous.

Sports, entertainment and aviation are three of the most exciting professions in the world; you are dealing with the same magnitude.

I try to balance independent films with commercial films, and I've done a pretty good job of it over the years.