I think that in America there is a new movement of underground movies that wants to kick the ass of independent films that they think whine too much.

To understand bad taste one must have very good taste.

I used to joke that I was trying to sell out, and nobody would buy me.

I went to a Catholic high school, which, to this day, I could burn down. And I got great revenge because they had their fiftieth anniversary, andThe Baltimore Sun called me and said, ‘What did you think of your high school?’ And I said, ‘They discouraged every interest I ever had.’ And I saw that in print.

I never rewatch the great films of my favorite directors because I'm afraid they won't hold up.

I learned that people like my work because I praise things that others don't like.

I live in San Francisco, I live in Provincetown. They're all the same, apart from Baltimore. Baltimore's the only cheap place left.