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

Every day my mother had tea. My dad has his ritual cigar. They had their evening cocktail. Those rituals were done nicely, with flair and feeling.

I wouldn't trade my career with anybody's. I'd trade a few movies with Tom Hanks - 'Apollo 13 and 'Forrest Gump' - but other than that, I love my career.

Hollywood is controlled by homosexual Jewish men who expect favors in return for sexual activity.

There's no rule that everyone has to change.

I'm a jet jockey and I've always escaped ever since I was a kid. I've always been a weekend type runaway person. Work hard, play hard type thing. It's not been a mid-life thing at all, it's been a habit because I think it changes your environment and how you feel even if it's for the day. It's a good thing.

I’m willing to look my own nightmare on film, but if it endangers my life, then I’m willing to put my life before movies.